Associations to the word «Operculum»

Wiktionary

OPERCULUM, noun. A covering flap or lidlike structure in plants and animals, such as a gill cover

Dictionary definition

OPERCULUM, noun. A hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley