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OPERCULATED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does operculated mean?
• OPERCULATED (adjective)
The adjective OPERCULATED has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: OPERCULATED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an operculum
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
operculate; operculated
Pertainym:
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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