turriculate

English

Etymology

Latin turricula (“small tower, turret”).

Adjective

turriculate (comparative more turriculate, superlative most turriculate)

Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets; somewhat turreted.
Synonyms: turricular, turriculated

turriculate shell

turriculate species

turriculate shell

References

“turriculate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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