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单词 muricate
释义

muricate

or mu·ri·cat·ed

[ myoor-i-keyt or myoor-i-key-tid ]
/ ˈmyʊər ɪˌkeɪt or ˈmyʊər ɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

covered with short, sharp points.

Origin of muricate

1655–65; <Latin mūricātus like a murex, equivalent to mūric- (stem of mūrex) murex + -ātus-ate1

Words nearby muricate

murgeon, Murghob, muriate, muriatic, muriatic acid, muricate, Muriel, Murillo, murine, murine opossum, murine typhus
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British Dictionary definitions for muricate

muricate

muricated

/ (ˈmjʊərɪˌkeɪt) /

adjective

biology having a surface roughened by numerous short pointsmuricate stems

Word Origin for muricate

C17: from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex
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