shell-less

Describes an animal or object that lacks a shell.

• 🇫🇷Décrit un animal ou un objet dépourvu de carapace ou de coquille.

1. Lacking a hard outer covering B2 formal

   Describes animals or fruits that do not have a hard protective outer layer or shell.

   • Shell-less eggs are rare and usually have a soft membrane.
   • Some mollusks are shell-less, like slugs and octopuses.
   • The farmer found a shell-less nut among the harvest.

   🇫🇷dépourvu de coquille

   Synonymes: unshelled

   Antonymes: shelledtestaceous

• more shell-less comparative form
• most shell-less superlative form