OPERCULATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an operculum

Synonyms:

operculate; operculated

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

operculum (a 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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