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Operculum

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019706

1. A lid or flap covering an aperture, such as the gill cover in most bony fishes; the gill cover; also the horny lid closing the aperture of various species of mollusks.

2. Also the horny lid closing the aperture of various species of mollusks.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019706
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019706",
  "term": "Operculum",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A lid or flap covering an aperture, such as the gill cover in most bony fishes; the gill cover; also the horny lid closing the aperture of various species of mollusks.\n\n2. Also the horny lid closing the aperture of various species of mollusks.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/operculum/"
}

Record 19,706 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.