operculum

9 letters · noun · scores 2,600 in SpellHuntr

noun

a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted

Operculum in a sentence

I lifted the circular operculum from its place and laid it carefully on the bale.

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