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operculate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
op-er-cu-late
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an operculum.

noun

Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum

verb

To cover with a lid.

Obsolete

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”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

operculates (plural) operculates (present, singular) operculating (participle, present) operculated (participle, past) operculated (past)

Derived Forms

deoperculate inoperculate nonoperculate paraoperculate suboperculate trioperculate unoperculate

Synonyms

operculated

Questions

What does operculate mean?
Having an operculum.
Where does operculate come from?
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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