noun
Meaning 1
Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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murex
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US: /ˈmjʊɚ.ɛks/
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin murex.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: ostranka — sea snail of the genus Murex
- French: murex — sea snail of the genus Murex
- Japanese: ミューレックス (myūrekkusu) — sea snail of the genus Murex
- Japanese: 骨貝 (honegai) — sea snail of the genus Murex
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