operculated

• HYPHEN: o=per=cu=lat=ed

CIDE DICTIONARY

operculated, a. [L. operculatus, p. p. of operculare to furnish with a lid, fr. operculum lid.].

•  Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses.  [1913 Webster]
•  Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

operculated

Closure

N closure, occlusion, blockade, shutting up, obstruction, embolus, contraction, infarction, constipation, obstipation, blind alley, blind corner, keddah, cul-de-sac, caecum, imperforation, imperviousness, impermeability, stopper, closed, shut, operculated, unopened, unpierced, imporous, caecal, closable, imperforate, impervious, impermeable, impenetrable, impassable, unpassable, invious, pathless, wayless, untrodden, untrod, unventilated, air tight, water tight, hermetically sealed, tight, snug.