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lirated

Syllables: li·rat·ed/ˈlaɪ̯.reɪ̯t.ɪd/

lirated adjective: marked with fine lines, ridges, or grooves; furnished with transverse ridges (often used in the description of shells).

Adjective

lirated (comparative more lirated, superlative most lirated)

  1. Marked with fine lines, ridges, or grooves; furnished with transverse ridges (often used in the description of shells).
    • Last whorl excavated beneath, finely lirated, and of a uniform brownish white or pale pink tint, with a rather acute ridge circumscribing the base.1878, Zoological Society of London, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR THE YEAR 1878., page 817
    • 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.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
  2. Having striated or furrowed markings.

Forms of lirated

comparativemore lirated
superlativemost lirated

Origin of lirated

From Latin līra + -ated.

Words that rhyme with lirated

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Questions about lirated

What does lirated mean?
Lirated means marked with fine lines, ridges, or grooves; furnished with transverse ridges (often used in the description of shells).
What part of speech is lirated?
Lirated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lirated?
Lirated is pronounced /ˈlaɪ̯.reɪ̯t.ɪd/ (UK).

Words near lirated in the dictionary

  1. liranaftate
  2. Liranzo
  3. Liranzos
  4. liras
  5. lirate
  6. lirated
  7. liration
  8. lirations
  9. lirazza
  10. lirazzas
  11. lire

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