operculate

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von operculate im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Any gastropod mollusc that has as operculum

Having an operculum

{a} having an operculum or cover

{s} having a lid-like structure (Anatomy, Botany, and Zoology)

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

Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; said of shells and of fishes

Silbentrennung

o·per·cu·late

Synonyme

operculated