Muricate Definition

myo͝orĭ-kāt
adjective
Rough, with short, sharp points.
Webster's New World

Origin of Muricate

  • Latin mūricātus shaped like a murex, pointed from mūrex murex

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin muricatus, from murex a pointed rock or stone.

    From Wiktionary

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