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preopercular

preopercular adjective: situated in front of the operculum.

Adjective

preopercular (not comparable)

  1. Situated in front of the operculum.
  2. Relating to the preoperculum.

Noun

preopercular (plural preoperculars)

  1. The preoperculum.

Forms of preopercular

pluralpreoperculars

Origin of preopercular

From pre- + opercular.

Words formed from preopercular

Questions about preopercular

What does preopercular mean?
Preopercular means situated in front of the operculum.
What part of speech is preopercular?
Preopercular can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near preopercular in the dictionary

  1. preoperatives
  2. preoperatory
  3. preopercle
  4. preopercles
  5. preopercula
  6. preopercular
  7. preoperculars
  8. preopercule
  9. preopercules
  10. preoperculomandibular
  11. preoperculum

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