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   Mu·ri·cate

   /ˈmyo͝orəkət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. studded with short rough points.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin muricatus ‘shaped like a murex’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does muricate mean?

   • From Latin muricatus, from murex ("a pointed rock or stone"). Automatically generated practical examples in English: Seeds boat - shaped, muricate, incurved; outer - gnes lancesubulate, muricate on the back.

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   What does muricatus mean?

   • From Latin muricatus, from murex ("a pointed rock or stone"). Automatically generated practical examples in English: Seeds boat - shaped, muricate, incurved; outer - gnes lancesubulate, muricate on the back. A General System of Nature... Translated from Gmelin's Last... (Carl von Linné)

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   What does muriate mean?

   • from past participle of obsolete muriate to pickle in brine, from Latin muria + English -ate, verb suffix Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

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   What is a muricated Madrepore?

   • The thick, tough rind is, in some varieties muricated, and in others it is reticulated. Here too is a massive shrub of stone, a noble example of the Muricated Madrepore.

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   Muricate definition: Rough, with short, sharp points. Origin of Muricate Latin mūricātus shaped like a murex, pointed from mūrex murex. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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   Define muricate. muricate synonyms, muricate pronunciation, muricate translation, English dictionary definition of muricate. also mu·ri·cat·ed adj. Covered with many short spines.

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   muricate. ( biology) covered with short rough points or studs. ( mycology) covered with crystals.