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Definition of operculate in English English dictionary
- 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