operculate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin operculātus, perfect passive participle of operculō (“to furnish with a lid”) (see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from operculum (“lid”). === Adjective === operculate (not comparable) (zoology or botany) Having an operculum. [from 1775] Synonym: operculated ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === operculate (plural operculates) (zoology) Any gastropod mollusc that has an operculum [1895] === Verb === operculate (third-person singular simple present operculates, present participle operculating, simple past and past participle operculated) (obsolete, rare) To cover with a lid. [1623-1657] === Anagrams === recopulate