inoperculate

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English

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ operculate.

Adjective

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inoperculate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Having no operculum; said of certain gastropod shells.

Noun

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inoperculate (plural inoperculates)

  1. (zoology) Any organism that has no operculum.
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