About The Word Operculate
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Operculate
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What's The Definition Of Operculate?
[adj] having an operculum
Synonyms | Synonyms for Operculate: operculated Related Terms | Find terms related to Operculate: See Also | Operculate In Webster's Dictionary \O*per"cu*late\, Operculated \O*per"cu*la`ted\, a.
[L. operculatus, p. p. of operculare to furnish with a lid,
fr. operculum lid.]
1. (Bot.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the
mosses.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for
protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.
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