inoperculate

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Etymology[edit]

in- +‎ operculate

Adjective[edit]

inoperculate (not comparable)

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

Noun[edit]

inoperculate (plural inoperculates)

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