Meanings
nounpurple-fish (usually uncountable, plural purple-fishes)
plural purple-fishes
- uncountableusuallyA shellfish, probably of the genus Murex, the classical source of Tyrian purple
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purple-fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple-fish
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