operculate

English

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”).

Adjective

operculate (not comparable)

1. (zoology or botany) Having an operculum. [from 1775]

   Synonym: operculated

Derived terms

• deoperculate
• inoperculate
• nonoperculate
• paraoperculate
• suboperculate
• trioperculate
• unoperculate

Noun

operculate (plural operculates)

1. (zoology) Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum [1895]

Verb

operculate (third-person singular simple present operculates, present participle operculating, simple past and past participle operculated)

1. (obsolete, rare) To cover with a lid. [1623-1657]

Anagrams

• recopulate