oper·cu·late /oˈpɝkjələt/
O·per·cu·late O·per·cu·la·ted a.
1. Bot. Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses.
2. Zool. Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.
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operculate
adj : having an operculum [syn: operculated]