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Mentum vs Operculum - What's the difference?

mentum | operculum |

As nouns the difference between mentum and operculum

is that mentum is (anatomy) the chin while operculum is a covering flap or lidlike structure in plants and animals, such as a gill cover.

mentum

English

Noun

(menta)
  • (anatomy) The chin.
  • (malacology) A chin-like projection below the mouth of certain mollusks.

    • Derived terms

    * mentoplasty * submentum ----

    operculum

    English

    Noun

    (opercula)
  • A covering flap or lidlike structure in plants and animals, such as a gill cover