ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Operculate

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Operculate is an adjective meaning (zoology or botany) Having an operculum.

Meaning

(zoology or botany) Having an operculum.

More Meanings

  1. (zoology) Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum
  2. (obsolete, rare) To cover with a lid.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include snails, opercled, oculiferous, binocellate, octopoidal, octopusial.

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