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MUREX
Etymology
Noun
murex (plural murexes or murices)
Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
Anagrams
• muxer, rumex
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"rex, n.; pl. Murices. Etym: [L., the purple fish.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock shells. They abound in tropical seas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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