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Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.

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  1. n. Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.
  2. n. An operculum.
  3. 1. (Anat.) Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone. 2. (Zoöl.) An operculum.
  4. Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers offishes; an opercular bone.
  5. n. Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone. n. An operculum.