muricaceanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmjʊərɪˈkeɪʃən/,

/ˌmjɔːrɪˈkeɪʃən/, U.S.

/ˌmjʊrəˈkeɪʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Muricacea , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Muricacea, superfamily name ( < scientific Latin Muric- , Murex murex n. + -acea -acea suffix) + -an suffix.

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of or belonging to the superfamily Muricacea of gastropod molluscs, which includes the muricids.

ΚΠ

1971 Echo (Western Soc. Malacologists) 4 34 (title) The evolution of the Muricacean gastropods in time and space.

1975 Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist. 17 279 (title) A catalogue of muricacean generic taxa.

1982 Paleobiology 8 32/1 Many prey of muricacean gastropods are encased to a greater or lesser extent in a calcium carbonate skeleton, and hence accessible only via drilling.

1996 Veliger 39 125 (title) Three new Turonian muricacean gastropods from the Santa Ana mountains, southern California.

B. n.

A gastropod of the superfamily Muricacea.

ΚΠ

1981 Paleobiology 7 544/2 Comparison of net energetic return to Thais, a typical muricacean, feeding on Mytilus with that to Polynices feeding on Mya reveals [etc.].

1982 Amer. Naturalist 120 707 Molluscs as a rule do not resist drilling well once they have been caught by naticacean predators, although resistance against muricaceans is often more common.

1988 Nautilus 102 134/1 Muricaceans and buccinaceans have complex but microstructurally similar egg capsules.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muricacean
释义	muricaceanadj.n. Brit. /ˌmjʊərɪˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌmjɔːrɪˈkeɪʃən/, U.S. /ˌmjʊrəˈkeɪʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Muricacea , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Muricacea, superfamily name ( < scientific Latin Muric- , Murex murex n. + -acea -acea suffix) + -an suffix. Zoology. A. adj. Of or belonging to the superfamily Muricacea of gastropod molluscs, which includes the muricids. ΚΠ 1971 Echo (Western Soc. Malacologists) 4 34 (title) The evolution of the Muricacean gastropods in time and space. 1975 Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist. 17 279 (title) A catalogue of muricacean generic taxa. 1982 Paleobiology 8 32/1 Many prey of muricacean gastropods are encased to a greater or lesser extent in a calcium carbonate skeleton, and hence accessible only via drilling. 1996 Veliger 39 125 (title) Three new Turonian muricacean gastropods from the Santa Ana mountains, southern California. B. n. A gastropod of the superfamily Muricacea. ΚΠ 1981 Paleobiology 7 544/2 Comparison of net energetic return to Thais, a typical muricacean, feeding on Mytilus with that to Polynices feeding on Mya reveals [etc.]. 1982 Amer. Naturalist 120 707 Molluscs as a rule do not resist drilling well once they have been caught by naticacean predators, although resistance against muricaceans is often more common. 1988 Nautilus 102 134/1 Muricaceans and buccinaceans have complex but microstructurally similar egg capsules. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1971
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