OPERCULAR


Meaning of OPERCULAR in English

I. ō-ˈpər-kyə-lər adjective

Date: 1830

: of, relating to, or constituting an operculum

II. noun

Date: circa 1890

: an opercular part (as a bone or scale)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.