abopercular

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adjective

On the opposite side from the opercular side.

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Meanings

adjectiveabopercular (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOn the opposite side from the opercular side.

    Thin filaments (70 nm) composed of spore wall material were observed projecting from an abopercular thickening of the spore wall.

    2014, Andrew D. Winters, Mohamed Faisal, “Molecular and ultrastructural characterization of Haplosporidium diporeiae n. sp., a parasite of Diporeia sp. (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) in the Laurentian Great Lakes (USA).”, in Parasites and Vectors, →DOI

Origin

From ab- + opercular.

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APA

abopercular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abopercular

MLA

“abopercular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abopercular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abopercular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abopercular.

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