operculate

An obsolete adjective meaning having a lid or cover, typically used in botanical or zoological contexts.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désignant ce qui possède un opercule ou un couvercle, souvent utilisé dans des contextes botaniques ou zoologiques.

1. Having an operculum C2 formal

   Possessing a lid-like structure, such as a cover or flap, often found in biology (e.g., on shells, seeds, or fish gills).

   • Many gastropod shells are operculate, meaning they have a protective door.
   • The operculate seeds of the plant are adapted for dispersal.
   • In fish, the operculate gill cover is a key anatomical feature.

   🇫🇷operculé

   Synonymes: liddedoperculated

• more operculate comparative form
• most operculate superlative form