Murex (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural mu·ri·ces [myoor-uh-seez], /ˈmyʊər əˌsiz/, mu·rex·es.
  1. any marine gastropod of the genus Murex, common in tropical seas, certain species of which yield the royal purple dye valued by the ancients.
  2. a shell used as a trumpet, as in representations of Tritons in art.
  3. purplish red.
noun plural murices (ˈmjʊərɪˌsiːz)
  1. any of various spiny-shelled marine gastropods of the genus Murex and related genera: formerly used as a source of the dye Tyrian purple
Murex (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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