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- [oh-pur-kyuh-luh m]
- /oʊˈpɜr kyə ləm/
- /ˈɒpəkjˌʊlə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-pur-kyuh-luh m]
- /oʊˈpɜr kyə ləm/
Definitions of opercular word
- noun plural opercular Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel. 1
- noun plural opercular 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 opercular Of or pertaining to the operculum. 1
- adjective opercular of, or having the nature of, an operculum 0
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Origin of opercular
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 Opercular
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
opercular 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
opercular usage trend in Literature
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