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operculate en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having an operculum.

Deriveds

deoperculate · inoperculate · unoperculate · paraoperculate · nonoperculate · suboperculate · trioperculate

Synonyms

operculated

operculate en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”).

Meanings

  1. Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum

Forms

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operculates Number=Plur lexicographic

operculate en · VERB

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare) To cover with a lid.

Forms

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operculated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
operculated Tense=Past lexicographic
operculating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
operculates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic