Definitions of operculum
n. - The lid of a pitcherform leaf. 2
n. - The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses. 2
n. - Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle. 2
n. - The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid. 2
n. - The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover. 2
n. - The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of Gastropoda. 2
n. - Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell. 2
The word "operculum" uses 9 letters: C E L M O P R U U.
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