operculum

音标[әu'pә:kjulәm]

汉语翻译

n. 叶盖, 鳃盖骨
【医】盖, 岛盖, 盖(昆虫), 厣(软体动物), 鳃盖(鱼)

operculum词型变化

副词:opercularly 形容词:opercular 名词复数:opercula

operculum英语解释

名词 operculum:

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

operculum详细解释

o.per.cu.lum

n.（名词）
【复数】 o.per.cu.la[-l…] 或 o.per.cu.lums 【生物学】
A lid or flap covering an aperture, such as the gill cover in some fishes or the horny shell cover in snails or other mollusks.
鳃盖：覆盖在一孔或缝隙上的盖，如一些鱼类的鳃或覆盖在蛇或其它软体动物身上的角质壳

来源：
Latin [lid]
拉丁语 [盖]
from operore [to cover] * see wer- 4
源自 operore [盖上] *参见 wer- 4

【引伸】
oper.cular
oper.cularly
adv.（副词）