What does muricate mean?
Muricate means (biology) covered with short rough points or studs.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(biology) covered with short rough points or studs.
[…] the small areola at base scarcely forked, closely muricate with silvery-gray spinellae on a brown background.
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Muricate means (biology) covered with short rough points or studs.
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[…] the small areola at base scarcely forked, closely muricate with silvery-gray spinellae on a brown background.
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