operculate meaning: definition, etymology

operculate

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”).

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences, Zoology Having an operculum.

Derived terms: deoperculate, inoperculate, nonoperculate, paraoperculate, suboperculate, trioperculate, unoperculate

operculate

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”).

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum

operculate

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”).

Obsolete, Rare To cover with a lid.

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