opercula
- plural of operculum.
Example Sentences
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They presented a slightly rounded surface, carved in low relief, painted in dull colors, inlaid with opercula and representing, as the name indicated, the dog salmon.
From The Whale House of the Chilkat by Emmons, George T.
This latter formation is by far the most frequent, and leads to the conclusion that the majority of these shells have their opercula horny.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume II or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
C—Ampullae placed in the sand which is contained in a box, the spouts of which reach from the opercula into ampullae placed under them.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
The tails were only half the original length, all had well-developed hind-legs, some with toes, but the fore-legs were beneath the opercula, not projecting from the surface.
From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.
Changed "the spout from the opercula extends" to "the spouts from the opercula extend" in the caption to the illustration on page 446.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
