Meaning & use
Operculated
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Having an operculum, a lid-like or flap-like structure that covers an opening, as in certain snail shells or fish gills.
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The aquarium held several operculated snails that seal themselves in when threatened.
Operculated seeds have a small cap that pops open during germination.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'operculum' (a lid or cover), a term used across zoology and botany for structures that act like trapdoors.
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