Etymology

muricoid

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Today it means: Resembling or relating to the genus Murex or family Muricidae. Full definition →

Latin mūrex
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  1. Latin · derived frommūrex
  2. English todaymuricoid

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

Words from the same roots

Latinmūrex all →

murex

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