Definition of Opercles. Meaning of Opercles. Synonyms of Opercles

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Definition of Opercles

Opercle
Opercle O"per*cle, n. [Cf.F. opercule. See Operculum.] 1. (Anat.) Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An operculum.

Meaning of Opercles from wikipedia

- are venomous; they have two large venomous spines situated behind their opercles and above their pectoral fins. The species within the genera Astroscopus...
- resemblance to members of Gempylidae, but has protrusible premaxillae, serrated opercles and preopercles, and a spur on the lowest prin****l caudal ray, all of...
- Pomoxis, Gr****: poma, "lid, cover" and oxys, "sharp", alluding to the opercles ending in two flat points instead of an ear flap "croppie". Merriam-Webster...
- The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills;...
- The material that was referred to Vango by Murray et al. (2023) includes opercles, hyomandibulae, frontals, and basioccipitals, and other partial gonorynchiform...
- that of the northern pike (E. lucius). Unlike northern pike, however, the opercles and ch****s of chain pickerel are entirely scaled. It may reach up to 78...
- is the reduced first gill arch of a fish (on the inner surface of the opercle, near the junction of the preopercle) as well as a reduced "false" gill...
- ranging between 1 – 69 mm in body length, being widest right below the opercles and narrowing to the peduncle. Like other fish in the genus Ancistrus,...
- has golden iridescence. Iridescence is particularly pronounced on the opercles (gill covers) which have a violet sheen on their posterior side. The iris...
- spots or stripes. There is a black coloration of the membrane between the opercle and the other head bones. A series of faint horizontal stripes is evident...