Murex

[mjuәreks]

Definition

(n.) 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.

Edited by Hamilton

Definition

n. a shellfish from which the Tyrian purple dye was obtained:—pl. Mū′rexes Mū′rices.

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