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opercle

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

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opercularbonebonycoversgillplatessupportoperculumfishes

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operculaoperculateoperculatedoperculiferousoperculiformoperculigenousoperculums

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