Deoperculate :: Deoperculate (a.) Having the lid removed; -- said of the capsules of mosses.

Inopercular :: Inopercular (a.) Alt. of Inoperculat.

Inoperculate :: Inoperculate (a.) Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.

Interoperculum :: Interoperculum (n.) The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes..

Opercle :: Opercle (n.) Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.

Opercle :: Opercle (n.) An operculum.

Opercula :: Opercula (n. pl.) See Operculum.

Opercula :: Opercula (pl. ) of Operculu.

Opercular :: Opercular (n.) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.

Operculate :: Operculate (a.) Alt. of Operculate.

Operculated :: Operculated (a.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses..

Operculated :: Operculated (a.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes..

Operculiferous :: Operculiferous (a.) Bearing an operculum.

Operculiform :: Operculiform (a.) Having the form of a lid or cover.

Operculigenous :: Operculigenous (a.) Producing an operculum; -- said of the foot, or part of the foot, of certain mollusks..

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The lid of a pitcherform leaf.

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses.

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle..

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid..

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover.

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of Gastropoda..

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell.

Operculums :: Operculums (pl. ) of Operculu.

Praeoperculum :: Praeoperculum (n.) Same as Preoperculum.

Preopercular :: Preopercular (a.) Situated in front of the operculum; pertaining to the preoperculum.

Preopercular :: Preopercular (n.) The preoperculum.

Preoperculum :: Preoperculum (n.) The anterior opercular bone in fishes.

Subopercular :: Subofficer (n.) An under or subordinate officer.

Subopercular :: Subopercular (a.) Situated below the operculum; pertaining to the suboperculum.

Suboperculum :: Subopercular (n.) The suboperculum.

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