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Opercular

O-per′cu-lar

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Adj.
Of, pertaining to, or like, an operculum.

O-per′cu-lar

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Noun.
(Anat.)
The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.

Definition 2024


opercular

opercular

English

Adjective

opercular (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the operculum.

Noun

opercular (plural operculars)

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