suboperclen.
/ˌsʌbə(ʊ)ˈpəːkl/, /sʌbˈəʊpəkl/, U.S. /ˌsəboʊˈpərk(ə)l/, /ˌsəbˈoʊpərk(ə)l/ Zoology.
= suboperculum n. 1.
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ginnle?c1475
gill vein1683
arista1691
radius1691
fish-ear1748
operculum1752
flap1803
opercle1808
subopercle1822
preoperculum1828
preopercule1842
preopercular1851
interoperculum1855
preoperclec1857
raker1903
1822 J. Fleming Philos. Zool. II. 344 To its distal margin are attached the opercle, next the occiput; then the sub-opercle, and, last of all, the inter-opercle.
1887 F. Day Brit. & Irish Salmonidæ 12 Of the two lower pieces, the posterior is known as the sub-opercle.
1914 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 66 280 Slightly posterior from lower eye edge a dusky streak extends obliquely across cheek to subopercle.
1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 330 The sub- and inter-opercles may be serrated in some specimens and yet entire in others.
1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes iii. 26/2 The subopercle is the innermost and most posterior element.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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