OPERCULATE

operculate, operculated

(adjective) having an operculum

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

operculate (comparative more operculate, superlative most operculate)

Having an operculum

Synonyms

• operculated

Noun

operculate (plural operculates)

Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum

Anagrams

• recopulate

Source: Wiktionary

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O*per"cu*late, O*per"cu*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. operculatus, p.p. of operculare to furnish with a lid, fr. operculum lid.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills;

– said of shells and of fishes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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