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inoperculate

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in⋅o⋅per⋅cu⋅late

  [in-oh-pur-kyuh-lit, -leyt]
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–adjective Zoology, Botany.
having no operculum.
Origin:
1825–35; in- 3 + operculate
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in·o·per·cu·late   (ĭn'ō-pûr'kyə-lĭt)   
adj.  Lacking an operculum.
in'o·per'cu·late n.
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