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Alt. of Operculated

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  1. a. Alt. of Operculated
  2. adj. having an operculum
  3. 1. (Bot.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses. 2. (Zoöl.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.
  4. a. Alt. of Operculated