lirated

English

Etymology

From Latin līra +‎ -ated.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lī′rāt-ĭd
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪ̯.reɪ̯t.ɪd/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪtɪd
  • Hyphenation: li‧rat‧ed

Adjective

lirated (comparative more lirated, superlative most lirated)

  1. (biology, conchology, malacology) Marked with fine lines, ridges, or grooves; furnished with transverse ridges (often used in the description of shells).
    • 1878, Zoological Society of London, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR THE YEAR 1878., page 817:
      Last whorl excavated beneath, finely lirated, and of a uniform brownish white or pale pink tint, with a rather acute ridge circumscribing the base.
    • 1921, Axel Adolf Olsson, Carlotta Joaquina Maury, The Miocene of Northern Costa Rica: With Notes on Its General Stratigraphic Relations, Part 1, Cornell University, page 104:
      The spire of eucosmius is more slender, has 8 ribs instead of 7, and the outer lip is always smooth, while it is strongly lirated in miocosmius.
  2. (botany) Having striated or furrowed markings.

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