unshelled
adjective
un·shelled
ˌən-ˈsheld 
1
: not having had the shell removed
unshelled nuts
2
: not having a shell
… the largely terrestrial and freshwater pulmonate snails and slugs, many of them shelled, many unshelled.—
Carol M. Lalli and Ronald W. Gilmer
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Even the non-verbal creatures — bioluminescent jellyfish as delicate as fairy wings; whales the size of aircraft carriers, with four eyes and flesh like an unshelled turtle's — have an uncanny anthropomorphic charm, stealing several moments from their speaking counterparts.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
Peanut head bugs were named because their heads resemble an unshelled peanut.
—Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2022
Attached was a photo taken outside her back door, where someone or something had placed a single, unshelled peanut.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
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Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022
Peanut head bugs were named because their heads resemble an unshelled peanut.
—Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2022
Attached was a photo taken outside her back door, where someone or something had placed a single, unshelled peanut.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
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“Unshelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshelled. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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