interopercle

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noun

A bone between the preopercle and the branchiostegals of a fish

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Meanings

nouninteropercle (plural interopercles)

plural interopercles

  1. A bone between the preopercle and the branchiostegals of a fish

Origin

From inter- + opercle.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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