Meanings
plural murexes · plural murices
- Any member of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
The murexes (family Muricidae) are one of the most beautiful and sought-after families by shell collectors.
1991, John Montroll, Robert J. Lang, Origami Sea Life, page 561 more example
The bank of crushed murex shell that Professor Bosanquet found here, and again at Palaikastro, in company with a whole mass of Kamáres pottery, shows that the men of Sidon and Tyre were not the first to practise the dying of purple.
1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 25
Origin
- Latinmurex
- Latinmurex
- Englishmurex
Borrowed from Latin murex.
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Czech ostranka
- ostrankasea snail of the genus Murex
French murex
- murexsea snail of the genus Murex
Japanese ミューレックス, 骨貝
- ミューレックス (myūrekkusu)sea snail of the genus Murex
- 骨貝 (honegai)sea snail of the genus Murex
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murex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murex
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