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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ttukkeong-i inneun
"일부 달팽이는 뚜껑이 있는 껍질을 가지고 있습니다."
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2 senses- 1
Having an operculum or a lid-like flap that opens and closes.
"Certain species of snails have an operculate shell that protects them from predators and drying out."
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To provide or cover with an operculum.
"The developing capsule tends to operculate as it reaches maturity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'operculatus', past participle of 'operculare' (to furnish with a lid), stemming from 'operculum' meaning a lid or cover. It entered English in the mid-19th century primarily through biological and botanical nomenclature to describe organisms possessing a lid-like structure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Operculate" is said worldwide
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operculé
Transliteration: ɔpɛʁkyle
"Certains escargots possèdent une coquille operculée."
operkuliert
Transliteration: ɔpɛʁkuˈliːɐ̯t
"Die Gehäuse einiger Schnecken sind operkuliert."
opercolato
Transliteration: operkolato
"Il guscio di questa specie è opercolato."
opercular
Transliteration: opeɾkuˈlaɾ
"Algunos moluscos tienen una concha opercular."
operculado
Transliteration: opeɾkuˈladu
"O caracol apresenta um opérculo, sendo portanto operculado."
ढक्कनदार
Transliteration: dhakkandaar
"कुछ घोंघों के कवच ढक्कनदार होते हैं।"
有盖的
Transliteration: yǒu gài de
"某些蜗牛具有带盖的壳。"
뚜껑이 있는
Transliteration: ttukkeong-i inneun
"일부 달팽이는 뚜껑이 있는 껍질을 가지고 있습니다."
蓋のある
Transliteration: futa no aru
"一部のカタツムリは蓋のある殻を持っています。"
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