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murex

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mu·rex  (myrks)
n. pl. mu·ri·ces (myr-sz) or mu·rex·es
Any of various marine gastropods of the genus Murex common in tropical seas and having rough spiny shells, especially M. trunculus, the source of Tyrian purple.
[New Latin Mrex, genus name, from Latin mrex, purple-fish.]
murex [ˈmjʊərɛks]
n pl murices [ˈmjʊərɪˌsiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various spiny-shelled marine gastropods of the genus Murex and related genera: formerly used as a source of the dye Tyrian purple
[from Latin mūrex purple fish; related to Greek muax sea mussel]
Translations
murex [ˈmjʊərɛks] n → murice m
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