"operculum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əʊˈpɜː.kjʊ.ləm/ [UK], /oʊˈpɝ.kjə.ləm/ [US] Forms: opercula [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin operculum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|operculum}} Latin operculum Head templates: {{en-noun|opercula}} operculum (plural opercula)
  1. (zoology) A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover. Categories (topical): Zoology Translations ((zoology) covering flap in animals): hmuqatix̂ (Aleut), opercle [masculine] (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), (yǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), skřele (Czech), žaberní víčko (Czech), kiduskansi (note: in fish) (Finnish), opercule [masculine] (French), lannach [masculine] (Irish), clúidín [masculine] (Irish), bleayst [feminine] (Manx), kōrama (in shellfish) (Maori), kata (of shellfish) (Maori), opérculo [masculine] (Portuguese), оболо́чка (obolóčka) [feminine] (Russian), покры́шка (pokrýška) [feminine] (Russian), жа́берная кры́шка (žábernaja krýška) (english: gill cover) [feminine] (Russian), opérculo [masculine] (Spanish), unya (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-operculum-en-noun-61oU4VgT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Aleut translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 19 14 2 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 19 15 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Aleut translations: 40 20 15 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 38 21 17 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 36 22 18 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 21 17 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 19 18 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 37 21 17 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 35 27 14 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 37 21 17 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 37 21 17 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 37 22 16 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 19 16 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 16 14 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 37 21 17 7 19 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of '(zoology) covering flap in animals': 63 4 18 3 11
  2. (botany) The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal of spores or seeds. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-operculum-en-noun-AuAxv9rC Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (dentistry) A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth. Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-operculum-en-noun-0PdHCkFK Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
  4. A structure which serves as a cover or lid.
    Sense id: en-operculum-en-noun-k1MewLz4
  5. (anatomy) One of several flaps of cerebral cortex covering the insula. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Anatomy
    Sense id: en-operculum-en-noun-vl9S1DTq Disambiguation of Anatomy: 29 10 20 2 38 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: operculiferous, operculitis, preoperculum, interoperculum, suboperculum Related terms: opercle

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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "word": "厴"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǎn",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "word": "厣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "word": "skřele"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "word": "žaberní víčko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "in fish",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "word": "kiduskansi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opercule"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lannach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "clúidín"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bleayst"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "word": "kōrama (in shellfish)"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "word": "kata (of shellfish)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opérculo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obolóčka",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оболо́чка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pokrýška",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "покры́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "gill cover",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žábernaja krýška",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "жа́берная кры́шка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opérculo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "(zoology) covering flap in animals",
      "word": "unya"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "operculum"
  ],
  "word": "operculum"
}

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