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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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(oper
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in eucalypts, the cap (or caps) of a flower bud which is formed by the fusion of the sepals or the petals, and dehisces at maturity exposing the reproductive organs
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(see Gill Cover)
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A flap or lid-like covering over the opening of an ascus or sporangium. (Pl. opercula.) (15)
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