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Pomacentroid :: Pomacentroid (a.) Pertaining to the Pomacentridae, a family of bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; -- often called coral fishes..

Operculate :: Operculate (a.) Alt. of Operculate.

Suboperculum :: Subopercular (n.) The suboperculum.

Operculated :: Operculated (a.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses..

Opercula :: Opercula (n. pl.) See Operculum.

Preopercular :: Preopercular (n.) The preoperculum.

Opercula :: Opercula (pl. ) of Operculu.

Inopercular :: Inopercular (a.) Alt. of Inoperculat.

Deoperculate :: Deoperculate (a.) Having the lid removed; -- said of the capsules of mosses.

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover.

Subopercular :: Subopercular (a.) Situated below the operculum; pertaining to the suboperculum.

Aptychus :: Aptychus (n.) A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula..

Suborbicular :: Suboperculum (n.) The lower opercular bone in fishes.

Piper :: Piper (n.) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines..

Preoperculum :: Preoperculum (n.) The anterior opercular bone in fishes.

Inoperculate :: Inoperculate (a.) Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.

Quin :: Quin (n.) A European scallop (Pecten opercularis), used as food..

Operculated :: Operculated (a.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes..

Operculum :: Operculum (n.) Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle..

Interpercular :: Interpercular (n.) The interopercular bone.

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