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supraopercular

supraopercular adjective: above the operculum.

Adjective

supraopercular (not comparable)

  1. Above the operculum

Origin of supraopercular

From supra- + opercular.

Questions about supraopercular

What does supraopercular mean?
Supraopercular means above the operculum.
What part of speech is supraopercular?
Supraopercular is an adjective.

Words near supraopercular in the dictionary

  1. supraoligomers
  2. supraolivary
  3. supraomental
  4. supraomohyoid
  5. supraomohyoidal
  6. supraopercular
  7. supraoperon
  8. supraoperonic
  9. supraoptic
  10. supraoptimal
  11. supraoptimally

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