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operculum meaning in Tamil

மூடி

UK/əʊˈpɜː.kjʊ.ləm//oʊˈpɝ.kjə.ləm/

operculum in Tamil: மூடி, செவுள்மூடி, நாகனங்கள், ஓட்டுமூடி. In English, operculum means a covering flap in animals and insects, such as a gill cover or the lid of nits.

Tamil words for operculum

மூடி, செவுள்மூடி, நாகனங்கள், ஓட்டுமூடி, செவுள் மூடி, மூடியுரு

English meaning of operculum

  1. noun A covering flap in animals and insects, such as a gill cover or the lid of nits.
  2. noun The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal of spores or seeds.
  3. noun A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth.
  4. noun A structure which serves as a cover or lid.

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Questions about operculum in Tamil

What is the meaning of operculum in Tamil?
Operculum in Tamil is மூடி, செவுள்மூடி, நாகனங்கள், ஓட்டுமூடி.
operculum என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Operculum: மூடி, செவுள்மூடி, நாகனங்கள், ஓட்டுமூடி.
What does operculum mean in English?
Operculum means a covering flap in animals and insects, such as a gill cover or the lid of nits.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: operculum (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: operculum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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