preoperculum

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noun

The anterior opercular bone in fishes.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounpreoperculum (plural preoperculums or preopercula)

plural preoperculums · plural preopercula · alternative preopercle · alternative preopercule

  1. anatomyThe anterior opercular bone in fishes.

Origin

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APA

preoperculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoperculum

MLA

“preoperculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoperculum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preoperculum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preoperculum.

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