INOPERCULATES

Noun

inoperculates

plural of inoperculate

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


INOPERCULATE

In`o*per"cu*lar, In`o*per"cu*late, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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