Definition of Operculates. Meaning of Operculates. Synonyms of Operculates
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Definition of Operculates
Operculate Operculate O*per"cu*late, Operculated O*per"cu*la`ted, a.
[L. operculatus, p. p. of operculare to furnish with a lid,
fr. operculum lid.]
1. (Bot.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the
mosses.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for
protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.