| operculated | 1. <botany> Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses. 2. <zoology> Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; said of shells and of fishes. Origin: L. Operculatus, p.p. Of operculare to furnish with a lid, fr. Operculum lid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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