murex

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(İnşaat) deniz minaresi
dikenli salyangoz
(isim) dikenli salyangoz
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English - English
{i} any gastropod of the genus Murex (located in tropical seas); type of shell which is used as a trumpet; purplish red color
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
purple dye murex
a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple
murex

    Hyphenation

    mu·rex

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    Etymology

    [ 'myur-"eks ] (noun.) 1589. New Latin, from Latin, mollusk yielding a purple dye; akin to Greek myak-, myax mussel.
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