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muricate
adjective
mu·ri·cate
\ˈmyu̇rəˌkāt, -kə̇t\
variants: less commonly
muricated
\-ˌkātə̇d\Definition of muricate
: roughened with sharp hard points — compare echinate
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Origin and Etymology of muricate
muricate from Latin muricatus pointed like a purple fish, from muric-, murex purple shell + -atus -ate; muricated from Latin muricatus + English -ed
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