Murex
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmjʊɚ.ɛks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Murex is a noun meaning Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
Meaning
Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
Example Sentences
The murexes (family Muricidae) are one of the most beautiful and sought-after families by shell collectors.
The bank of crushed murex shell that Professor Bosanquet found here, and again at Palaikastro, in company with a whole mass of Kamáres pottery, shows that the men of Sidon and Tyre were not the first to practise the dying of purple.
Word Forms
- murexes
- murices
Related Words
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