OPERCULAR

Adjective

opercular (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the operculum.

Noun

opercular (plural operculars)

(anatomy) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.

Anagrams

• preocular

Source: Wiktionary


O*per"cu*lar, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or like, an operculum.

O*per"cu*lar, n. (Anat.)

Definition: The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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