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operculate

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o⋅per⋅cu⋅late

  [oh-pur-kyuh-lit, -leyt]
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–adjective
having an operculum.
Also, o⋅per⋅cu⋅lat⋅ed.

Origin:
1765–75; < L opercul(um) cover (see operculum ) + -ate 1
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o·per·cu·late   (ō-pûr'kyə-lĭt)   
adj.  Having an operculum.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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