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.] (Zoöl.)

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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