anteoperculum

noun

an·​te·​o·​per·​cu·​lum

ˌantēəˈpərkyələm

variants or less commonly anteopercle

-ˈpərkəl

plural anteopercula

-lə

or anteoperculums also anteopercles

: preopercle

Word History

Etymology

New Latin anteoperculum, from ante- + operculum

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