interoperculum C2+ Topic:Animals Also spelled inter-operculum US /ˌɪntəroʊˈpɜːrkjələm/ UK /ˌɪntərəʊˈpɜːkjʊləm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun ichthyology: one of the bones in the opercular series of a bony fish, lying below the preopercle and between neighboring gill-cover bones A fringe of stiff hairs projected from the male fish's interoperculum. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · ichthyology: one of the... interopercle Word family Derived forms interopercular Related forms operculumpreoperclesuboperclegill cover Etymology A New Latin formation from inter-, 'between,' + operculum, 'cover or lid.' Zoologists use it for a component of the bony gill cover; interopercle is the adapted English synonym. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # interoperculum **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɪntəroʊˈpɜːrkjələm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntərəʊˈpɜːkjʊləm/ ## Meanings 1. ichthyology: one of the bones in the opercular series of a bony fish, lying below the preopercle and between neighboring gill-cover bones ## Examples - A fringe of stiff hairs projected from the male fish's interoperculum. ## Synonyms - interopercle ## Derived Forms - interopercular ## Related Forms - operculum - preopercle - subopercle - gill cover ## Etymology A New Latin formation from inter-, 'between,' + operculum, 'cover or lid.' Zoologists use it for a component of the bony gill cover; interopercle is the adapted English synonym. ## Topics - Animals markdown