inoperculate

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Etymology

From in- +‎ operculate.

Adjective

inoperculate (not comparable)

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

Noun

inoperculate (plural inoperculates)

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