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operculum

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operculum


Main Entry:
oper·cu·lum Listen to the pronunciation of operculum
Pronunciation:
\ō-ˈpər-kyə-ləm\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural oper·cu·la Listen to the pronunciation of opercula \-lə\ also oper·cu·lums
Etymology:
New Latin, from Latin, cover, from operire to shut, cover
Date:
1681
1: a body process or part that suggests a lid: as a: a horny or shelly plate on the posterior dorsal surface of the foot in many gastropod mollusks that closes the shell when the animal is retracted b: the covering of the gills of a fish — see fish illustration 2: a lid or covering flap (as of a moss capsule)


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