operculate adjective & noun. [ǝ(ʊ)'pǝ:kjʊlǝt] L18.
[from OPERCULUM + -ATE².]
Zoology & Botany.
A. adjective. Provided with or having an operculum; effected by means of an operculum. L18.
B. noun. Pl. operculates, in Latin form operculata [ǝpǝ:kjʊ'leɪtǝ]. A mollusc which bears an operculum. M19.

■ operculated adjective (now rare) = OPERCULATE adjective L17.

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