operculate
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oper·cu·late

adjective \ō-ˈpər-kyə-lət\

Definition of OPERCULATE

: having an operculum

Variants of OPERCULATE

oper·cu·late also oper·cu·lat·ed \-ˌlā-təd\

First Known Use of OPERCULATE

circa 1775

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