operculum

operculum is a valid 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does operculum mean?

  • noun

    a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted

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