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interopercle

interopercle noun: a bone between the preopercle and the branchiostegals of a fish.

Noun

interopercle (plural interopercles)

  1. A bone between the preopercle and the branchiostegals of a fish

Forms of interopercle

pluralinteropercles

Origin of interopercle

From inter- + opercle.

Questions about interopercle

What does interopercle mean?
Interopercle means a bone between the preopercle and the branchiostegals of a fish.
What part of speech is interopercle?
Interopercle is a noun.
What is the plural of interopercle?
The plural of interopercle is interopercles.

Words near interopercle in the dictionary

  1. interoperating
  2. interoperation
  3. interoperations
  4. interoperative
  5. interoperator
  6. interopercle
  7. interopercles
  8. interopercula
  9. interopercular
  10. interoperculars
  11. interoperculum

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