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adj. [L. purpura, purple]Being purple in color.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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purpuraceous — purpuraceous, a. (pɜːpjʊəˈreɪʃəs) [f. L. purpura (see prec.) + aceous.] 1. Purple coloured. (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1897.) 2. Zool. Of or pertaining to the Purpuraceæ, a family of gastropods of which Purpura is the typical genus. in Mayne Expos. Lex. So … Useful english dictionary
