2. (Zo["o]l.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
operculate — [ō pʉr′kyo͞olit, ō pʉr′kyəlit, ō pʉr′kyo͞olāt΄, ō pʉr′kyəlāt΄] adj. [L operculatus] having an operculum: also operculated … English World dictionary
operculate — also operculated adjective Date: circa 1775 having an operculum … New Collegiate Dictionary
operculate — adj. [L. operculum, lid] Having a lid or operculum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
operculate — /oh perr kyeuh lit, layt /, adj. having an operculum. Also, operculated. [1765 75; < L opercul(um) cover (see OPERCULUM) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
operculate — 1. adjective Having an operculum Syn: operculated 2. noun Any gastropod mollusc that has as operculum … Wiktionary
operculate — oper·cu·late (o purґku lāt) having an operculum; said of an ascus … Medical dictionary
operculate — adj. having a lid like structure (Anatomy, Botany, and Zoology)əʊ pÉœrkjÉ™lÉ™t /É’ pÉœËkjÊŠl … English contemporary dictionary
operculate — oper·cu·late … English syllables
operculate — o•per•cu•late [[t]oʊˈpɜr kyə lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] also o•per′cu•lat ed adj. zool. having an operculum • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
operculate — /ɒˈpɜkjulət/ (say o perkyoohluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) adjective having an operculum. Also, operculated. {opercul(um) + ate1} …
