"muricoid" meaning in English

See muricoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more muricoid [comparative], most muricoid [superlative]
Etymology: Classical Latin mūrex (stem: mūric-) + English -oid Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|mūrex}} Latin mūrex, {{cog|en|-oid}} English -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} muricoid (comparative more muricoid, superlative most muricoid)
  1. (zoology) Resembling or relating to the genus Murex or family Muricidae. Categories (topical): Zoology

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