pre-oˈpercle
Also -cule.
Anglicized form of pre-operculum.
| 1858 Mayne Expos. Lex. s.v., A bony formation on which the operculum, or lid of the gills play: the preopercule. 1886 Cassell's Encycl. Dict., Preopercle. So Cent. Dict., etc. |
pre-oˈpercle
Also -cule.
Anglicized form of pre-operculum.
| 1858 Mayne Expos. Lex. s.v., A bony formation on which the operculum, or lid of the gills play: the preopercule. 1886 Cassell's Encycl. Dict., Preopercle. So Cent. Dict., etc. |
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