murex
noun
any marine gastropod of the genus Murex, common in tropical seas, certain species of which yield the royal purple dye valued by the ancients.
murices
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pluralof murex.plural
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It includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and whelks.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section R by Project Gutenberg
