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Related Terms:
cingulo opercular
gill cover
opercle
inoperculate
opercular
fruit
flap
lidlike
operculate
operculigenous
utah roundmouth snail
lid
subopercular
branchiostegal
foix chavany marie syndrome
seed
systylious
gill slit
detach
operculectomy
operculiferous
moss
opercula
motor aphasia
operculigerous
multispiral
sporangium
scutum
lateral line
unoperculated
operculitis
preopercular
cover
eyestone
spiny murex
spore
serpula
Definitions:
Noun
operculum
Definition: 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
Definition: A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover.