inoperculate

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adjective

Having no operculum; said of certain gastropod shells.

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Meanings

adjectiveinoperculate (not comparable)

alternative inopercular

  1. not comparablebiologyHaving no operculum; said of certain gastropod shells.
nouninoperculate (plural inoperculates)

plural inoperculates · alternative inopercular

  1. biologyAny organism that has no operculum.

Origin

From in- + operculate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

preinoculate
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APA

inoperculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperculate

MLA

“inoperculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperculate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inoperculate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperculate.

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