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 purpuˈracean a. = prec. 2; n. one of the Purpuraceæ (Cent. Dict.).