INOPERCULATE

Etymology

Adjective

inoperculate (not comparable)

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

Noun

inoperculate (plural inoperculates)

(zoology) Any organism that has no operculum.

Source: Wiktionary


In`o*per"cu*lar, In`o*per"cu*late, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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