murex

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

conch whelk whelked whelky knobbed whelk knobbed marine gastropod knobbed conch knobbed gastropod knobbed marine bivalve knobbed oceanic snail knobbed spiral shell spindle shell knobbed marine snail knobbed murex knobbed sea snail

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Phrases with the word

woodcock murex knobbed murex caltrop murex Murex tribulus spiny dye murex

Derivatives

murices

Anagrams

rumex muxer

Examples

Beside this granary is a large heap of Murex shells, evidence that Andriake had an ongoing operation for the production of purple dye. Source: Internet

The small shell of the Murex trunculus was broken in order to extract the pigment that was so rare it became the mark of royalty. Source: Internet

The color could vary from crimson to deep purple, depending upon the type of murex sea-snail and how it was made. Source: Internet

Their eyes seem to me blue, and they have hands, fingers, and nails like the shells of the murex. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

murenoid Muresan Muret Murex tribulus murexan murexane