The Collaborative International Dictionary
Operculate
Operculate \O*per"cu*late\, Operculated \O*per"cu*la`ted\, a. [L. operculatus, p. p. of operculare to furnish with a lid, fr. operculum lid.]
(Bot.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses.
(Zo["o]l.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.
Wiktionary
operculate
a. Having an operculum n. Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum
WordNet
operculate
adj. having an operculum [syn: operculated]