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muricate

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mu·ri·cate  (myr-kt) also mu·ri·cat·ed (-ktd)
adj.
Covered with many short spines.
[Latin mrictus, shaped like a murex, pointed, from mrex, murex.]
muricate [ˈmjʊərɪˌkeɪt], muricated
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology having a surface roughened by numerous short points muricate stems
[from Latin mūricātus pointed like a murex]
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