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praeoperculum

praeoperculum is the alternative form of preoperculum.

Meaning of preoperculum

Noun

preoperculum (plural preoperculums or preopercula)

  1. The anterior opercular bone in fishes.

Forms of praeoperculum

pluralpraeopercula

Questions about praeoperculum

What is praeoperculum the alternative form of?
Praeoperculum is the alternative form of preoperculum.

Words near praeoperculum in the dictionary

  1. praenuculid
  2. praenuculids
  3. praeocular
  4. praeopercula
  5. praeopercular
  6. praeoperculum
  7. praeoral
  8. praeponderance
  9. praepositi
  10. praepositor
  11. praepositors

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