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operculiferous

operculiferous adjective: bearing an operculum.

Adjective

operculiferous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing an operculum.
    • operculiferous lobe
    • operculiferous body

Origin of operculiferous

From operculum + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with operculiferous

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Questions about operculiferous

What does operculiferous mean?
Operculiferous means bearing an operculum.
What part of speech is operculiferous?
Operculiferous is an adjective.

Words near operculiferous in the dictionary

  1. operculation
  2. opercule
  3. operculectomies
  4. operculectomy
  5. opercules
  6. operculiferous
  7. operculiform
  8. operculigenous
  9. operculigerous
  10. operculitis
  11. operculoinsular

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