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operculate

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  1. 1. a. Alt. of Operculated Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. having an operculum Source: wordnet
  3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 4. a. Alt. of Operculated Source: ecdict

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operculatedoperculumaltapparatusbotcapsulesclosedcoverfishesgillslidmossesprotectingsaidshells

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opercleoperculaopercularoperculiferousoperculiformoperculigenousoperculums

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