operculum.
A covering flap in animals and insects, such as a gill cover or the lid of nits.
Meaning & usage
A covering flap in animals and insects, such as a gill cover or the lid of nits.
The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal of spores or seeds.
A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth.
A structure which serves as a cover or lid.
One of several flaps of cerebral cortex covering the insula.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin -culum Latin operculumbor. English operculum Borrowed from Latin operculum.
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