Category:Operculate

O*per"cu*late, o*per"cu*la`ted, a. Etym: [l. operculatus, p.p. of Operculare to furnish with a lid, fr. operculum lid.]

1. (bot.)

Defn: closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.