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Definitions for operculateoʊˈpɜr kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•per•cu•lateoʊˈpɜr kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt(adj.)

also o•per′cu•lat`ed

  1. having an operculum.

    Category: Zoology

Origin of operculate:

1765–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. operculate, operculated(adj)

    having an operculum

Wiktionary

  1. operculate(Noun)

    Any gastropod mollusc that has as operculum

  2. operculate(Adjective)

    Having an operculum

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