Meaning Of The Word Operculum
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Operculum Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Operculum?
operculum in American English
any of various covering flaps or lidlike structures in plants and animals noun: a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel operculum in British English noun: the hard bony flap covering the gill slits in fishes |
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