operculate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10

Definition of operculate

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having an operculum.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having an operculum.

noun

  1. Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum

verb

  1. (obsolete, rare)To cover with a lid.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”).

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