Found 2 items, similar to Operculate.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: operculate
operculate
adj : having an operculum [syn:
operculated]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Operculate
Operculate
\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.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for
protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.
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