Meanings
adjectiveturriculate (comparative more turriculate, superlative most turriculate)
comparative more turriculate · superlative most turriculate
- Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted.
turriculate shell
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turriculate species
turriculate shell
Synonyms: turricular, turriculated
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFurnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted.
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Origin
Latin turricula (“small tower, turret”).
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turriculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turriculate
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“turriculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turriculate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turriculate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turriculate.
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