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Operculum vs Opercular - What's the difference?

operculum | opercular |

As nouns the difference between operculum and opercular

is that operculum is a covering flap or lidlike structure in plants and animals, such as a gill cover while opercular is (anatomy) the principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.

As an adjective opercular is

of or pertaining to the operculum.

operculum

English

Noun

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

    • opercular

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the operculum.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.
    • (Webster 1913)