yǎn​zi

operculum

  • created sense approved 厣子/厴子 · yǎn​zi · operculum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    厣子 / 厴子

    yǎn​zi

    operculum

    the lid or small plate that closes the shell of a gastropod such as a snail when it retreats inside

    厣 (literal) → 厣/厴 · yǎn · operculum 子 (bound) → 子 · zi · noun suffix

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense