subopercular
1 of 2adjective
sub·opercular
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1
: situated below an opercle
2
: of, relating to, or being the subopercle
subopercular
2 of 2noun
"
: a subopercular part
especially : subopercle
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
in sense 1, from sub- + opercular; in sense 2, from New Latin suboperculum + English -ar