1857 Mayne Expos. Lex. ,Operculiferus,..provided with a horny opercule, serving to close the cells which they inhabit: *operculiferous.
1828 Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 76Radiolites... Shell inequivalve..lower valve turbinated..the upper..*operculiform.
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 311/1The opposite valve generally smaller, flatter, and sometimes operculiform.
1882 Ogilvie s.v. Metapodium,The posterior lobe of the foot in mollusca, often called the *operculigenous lobe, because it develops the operculum when this structure is present.
1856 Woodward Mollusca 47Trochus Ziziphinus..exhibits..an *operculigerous lobe.
operculi-
combining form
Etymology: New Latin operculum
: operculum
< operculiferous >
< operculiform >
< operculiferous >
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