opercula
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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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| 1 | opera | 2 | 47 |
| 2 | peculiar | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | molecular | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | speculate | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | operas | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | vernacular | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | herculean | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | speculator | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | perulac | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | perla | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | percle | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | perala | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | pekrul | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | opiela | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | operan | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | necula | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | kopera | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | bopera | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | percolate | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | upperclass | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | speculates | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
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Constructional morphology, origin, and evolution of the gastropod operculum
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