operculate

American  

[oh-pur-kyuh-lit, -leyt] / oʊˈpɜr kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

Also operculated

adjective

1. having an operculum.

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Etymology

Origin of operculate

1765–75; < Latin opercul ( um ) cover ( see operculum) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Mucronalia, foot reduced, but still operculate, eyes present, animal fixed by its very long proboscis which is deeply buried in the tissues of an Echinoderm, no pseudopallium.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

The small operculate genus Acme is a similar case.

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis

Another truly Alpine genus, says Dr. Kobelt, is the operculate Pomatias, which in its geographical distribution offers some interesting modifications from that of Campylaea.

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis

If it has been starved for several days in an aquarium it will attack an operculate form, but rarely with success.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

Sometimes at the place where they exist, the outer membrane, in place of being thin and transparent, is separated in the form of a lid, thus becoming operculate, as in the passion-flower and gourd.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various