operculate

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having an operculum. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. noun Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum
3. verb To cover with a lid.

Similar words

operculated snails opercled oculiferous binocellate octopoidal octopusal octopusial oculigerous ocellate

Often followed by

eggs and snails land discomycetes capsules capsule or species

Word family

operculated