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operculum
noun(oper-cu-lum)
a body process or part that suggests a lid: such as
operculum
noun(oper-cu-lum)
a horny or shelly plate on the posterior dorsal surface of the foot in many gastropod mollusks that closes the shell when the animal is retracted
operculum
noun(oper-cu-lum)
the covering of the gills of a fish

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