Operculum

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In biology, operculum (Latin for "little lid") has been used to describe several different features. It includes the following:

• Operculum (gastropod), a lid on the shell of some gastropods
• Operculum (incense ingredient), made from the operculum of gastropods
• Operculum (fish), a flap of the Bony fish
• Operculum (botany), various lids and flaps pertaining to plants and fungi
• Operculum (brain), a part of the (human) brain

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