operculate

adjective

Having an operculum.

Having an operculum; operculigerous; specifically, of or pertaining to the Operculata.

noun

An operculated gastropod.

adjective

Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses.

adjective

Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; — said of shells and of fishes.

adjective

Having an operculum

noun

Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum

adjective

having an operculum