opercle
[ oh-per-kuhl ]
noun
an operculum, especially the posterior bone of the operculum of a fish.
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In Erpetoichthys only the opercle is distinct among the gill-covers.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanThe tip of its opercle is prolonged like an ear and jet black in color, with a dash of bright scarlet along its lower edge.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. KelloggOverlying these is the system of membrane bones already mentioned, including the opercle or gill-cover.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition | Vernon L. KelloggOn our sunfish we see that the opercle ends behind in a long and narrow flap, which looks like an ear.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanThe largest uppermost flat bone of the gill-covers is known as the opercle .
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr Jordan
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