opercula

o·per·cu·lum

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-pur-kyuh-luh m]
- /oʊˈpɜr kyə ləm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-pur-kyuh-luh m]
- /oʊˈpɜr kyə ləm/

Definitions of opercula word

noun plural opercula Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel. 1
noun plural opercula Zoology. the gill cover of fishes and amphibians. (in many gastropods) a horny plate that closes the opening of the shell when the animal is retracted. 1
noun opercula Plural form of operculum. 1

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Origin of opercula

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

1705-15; < New Latin, Latin: lid, cover, equivalent to oper(īre) to cover + -culum -cule2

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Parts of speech for Opercula

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Opercula

opercula popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

opercula usage trend in Literature

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