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Opercle

O′per-cle

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
opercule
. See
Operculum
.]
1.
(Anat.)
Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.
2.
(Zool.)
An operculum.

Definition 2024

opercle

opercle

English

Noun

opercle ‎(plural opercles)

  1. (anatomy) Any of the bony plates supporting the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.
  2. (zoology) An operculum.

Etymology

Compare French opercule. See operculum.

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