Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as operculate.

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  • adjective operculate

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  • adjective having an operculum

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Examples

  • Pomatiopsis lapidaria is an operculated snail in the family Pomatiopsidae, superfamily Rissooidea.

    Pomatiopsis lapidaria AYDIN 2008

  • Pomatiopsis lapidaria is an operculated snail in the family Pomatiopsidae, superfamily Rissooidea.

    Archive 2008-07-01 AYDIN 2008

  • They want the very broad faces and large tufted heads of the true owls; besides the ears, which in the latter are remarkable for their size, and also for being operculated, or with lids, in the former are not much larger than in other birds of prey.

    Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850

  • They want the very broad faces and large tufted heads of the true owls; besides the ears, which in the latter are remarkable for their size, and also for being operculated, or with lids, in the former are not much larger than in other birds of prey.

    The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North Mayne Reid 1850

  • on the jade of your own words may you be laid down in simplicity conjured by the warmth of triumphant life in compliance with the operculated mouth of your silence and the lofty amnesty of seashells

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • on the jade of your own words may you be laid down in simplicity conjured by the warmth of triumphant life in compliance with the operculated mouth of your silence and the lofty amnesty of seashells

    Aimé Césaire (1913-2008) 2008

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