muricacean
/ˌmjʊərɪˈkeɪʃən/ /ˌmjɔːrɪˈkeɪʃən/Zoology
adjective
Of or belonging to the superfamily Muricacea of gastropod molluscs, which includes the muricids.
noun
A gastropod of the superfamily Muricacea.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Echo. From scientific Latin Muricacea, superfamily name (from scientific Latin Muric-, Murex + -acea) + -an.
- well-scented
- well-schemed
- well-scrubbed
- Wellsean
- well-seasoned
- we'll see about that
- well-seeing
- well-seeming
- well seen
- well-selected
- well-selling
- well-served
- well set
- well set on
- well-settled
- Wells, Fargo & Co.
- well-shading
- well-shaped
- well-shapen
- well-sharpened
- well-shaved
- well-shaven
- well-sheltered
- Wells, H. G.
- acre shot