HyperDic: operculate

English > 1 sense of the word operculate:
ADJECTIVEpertoperculate, operculatedhaving an operculum
English > operculate: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningHaving an operculum.
Synonymoperculated
Spanishoperculado
Nounsoperculuma hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted

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