muricoid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Classical Latin mūrex (stem: mūric-) + English -oid

Adjective[edit]

muricoid (comparative more muricoid, superlative most muricoid)

  1. (zoology) Resembling or relating to the genus Murex or family Muricidae.