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 Definitions of operculum  [ʊˈpɜr kyə ləm]  

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Definition of 'operculum' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) operculum
a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.

2.  operculum
the gill cover of fishes and amphibians.

Etymology:  (1705–15; < NL, L: lid, cover)

Definition of 'operculum' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) operculum
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

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