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Webster 1913 Edition
Shell-less
Shell′-less
,Adj.
Having no shell.
J. Burroughs.
Definition 2024
shell-less
shell-less
See also: shellless
English
Adjective
shell-less (comparative more shell-less, superlative most shell-less)
- Lacking a shell.
- Unprotected, vulnerable.
Usage notes
The suffix -less is not usually hyphenated. Gary Rosenberg has mentioned that shellless is "a word that I keep trying to slip into professional papers (I'm a malacologist by trade), but so far no editor has let it stand." The unhyphenated spelling, though suggested, is not currently found in any major dictionary.
Translations
lacking a shell
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unprotected, vulnerable