English Explanatory Dictionary

muricate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. covered with short rough points or studs
  2. covered with crystals

Word forms

muricate muricated

Etymology

First attested in 1661; borrowed from Latin mūricātus (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from mūrex (“a pointed rock or stone”).

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