- Preopercular
- Preopercular Pre`o*per"cu*lar, a. (Anat.) Situated in front of the operculum; pertaining to the preoperculum. -- n. The preoperculum. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Preopercular
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preopercular — pre·opercular … English syllables
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