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operculum

bones in a fish that provide facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills
Class type of: set of bones Q1575967

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
anatomical structure
Subclass of
set of bones[2]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[4][5]
Different from
Operculum, Operculum (Wurmei), operculum[6][7][8]
Found in taxon
fish[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en opercular bones en operculum en opercular series ar غطاء خيشومي cs skřele de Suboperculum de Kiemendeckel de Interoperculum es Operculo es Opérculo es Operculum fa آبشش‌پوش fi kiduskansi fr Opercule hi ओपरकुलुम् id Operkulum (ikan) it Opercolo (pesci) nl Kieuwdeksel pl operculum pl pokrywa skrzelowa
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/0b9t33
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
gjellelokk
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
01905009-n

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 4
Bigeye scad, Peacock flounder, Acanthemblemaria crockeri, Emblemariopsis bahamensis
Different from 2
operculum, Operculum
← Different from 2
root cap, Operculum
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Found in taxon 1
fish
Instance of 1
anatomical structure
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Summary

operculum is an anatomical structure[1].

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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