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单词 murex
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Definition of murex in English:

murex

nounPlural murices, Plural murexes ˈmjʊərɛksˈmjʊrɛks
  • A predatory tropical marine mollusc, the shell of which bears spines and forms a long, narrow canal extending downwards from the aperture.

    Genus Murex, family Muricidae, class Gastropoda

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, the creatures inside murex shells are edible and are consumed in some parts of the world.
    • In one corner were piles of seashells attractively packaged and framed in boxes for hanging on the wall - cowries and mitre shells, murex and spider shells.
    • The region around Tyre was well known in the ancient world for its purple dye made from the murex grandaris mollusc.
    • Tyrian purple, from the shellfish murex, was a dye reserved for the emperor; this dye was worth several times its weight in gold.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin; perhaps related to Greek muax 'sea mussel'.

Rhymes

Durex, Lurex
 
 

Definition of murex in US English:

murex

nounˈmjʊrɛksˈmyo͝oreks
  • A predatory tropical marine mollusk, the shell of which bears spines and forms a long narrow canal extending downward from the aperture.

    Genus Murex, family Muricidae, class Gastropoda

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The region around Tyre was well known in the ancient world for its purple dye made from the murex grandaris mollusc.
    • Tyrian purple, from the shellfish murex, was a dye reserved for the emperor; this dye was worth several times its weight in gold.
    • In one corner were piles of seashells attractively packaged and framed in boxes for hanging on the wall - cowries and mitre shells, murex and spider shells.
    • However, the creatures inside murex shells are edible and are consumed in some parts of the world.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin; perhaps related to Greek muax ‘sea mussel’.

 
 
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