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Opercular

The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.

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noun
  1. 1

    The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to the operculum.

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paleaenoun(botany) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
subopercular(anatomy) Situated below the operculum.
preopercularnoun(anatomy) The preoperculum.
ocellarnounof or relating to the ocellus or ocelli
ocellorbitalRelating to the ocellus and the orbit of the eye
ocellaryof or relating to the ocellus or ocelli
oculisticRelating to oculism.
ocellocularRelating to the ocellus and the eye
operonicRelating to operons
oculoplasticnounRelating to oculoplastics.
osphradial(zoology) Of or relating to the osphradium.
operatorynoun(medicine) A room in which a dentist (or assistant) performs tasks on the patient. [from 20th c.]
opisthosomalRelating to the opisthosoma.
oculopalpebral(anatomy) Relating to the eye and the eyelid.
oologicRelating to oology
operadic(mathematics) Of or pertaining to operads.
opisthobranchiatenoun(zoology, obsolete) One of the Opisthobranchia.
ocelloccipitalRelating to the ocellus and the occiput
exopoditic(zoology) Relating to the exopodite.
ostiolarOf or pertaining to the ostiole.

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