| 单词 | murex |
| 释义 | murex /myoor"eks/, n. , pl. murices /myoor"euh seez'/, murexes. 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. [1580-90; < NL, L murex the shellfish that yielded Tyrian purple dye] |
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