OPERCLE


Meaning of OPERCLE in English

/oh"peuhr keuhl/ , n.

an operculum, esp. the posterior bone of the operculum of a fish.

[ 1590-1600; operculum cover. See OPERCULUM, -CLE 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .