MUREX

Meaning of MUREX in English

n. any gastropod of the genus Murex (located in tropical seas); type of shell which is used as a trumpet; purplish red color

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MUREX — noun (plural murices or ~es) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mollusk yielding a purple dye; akin to Greek myak-, myax …
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MUREX — ˈmyu̇ˌreks noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, purple shell; akin to Greek myak-, myax sea-mussel, and probably to Latin mur-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUREX — (n.) A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock …
Английский словарь Webster
MUREX — ( n. ) A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MUREX — /myoor"eks/ , n. , pl. murices /myoor"euh seez'/ , murexes . 1. any marine gastropod of the genus Murex, common …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUREX — noun ( plural mu·ri·ces ˈmyu̇r-ə-ˌsēz ; or mu·rex·es ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mollusk yielding a purple dye; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUREX — noun a genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock …
Webster English vocab
MUREX — [ 'mjʊərɛks ] ■ noun ( plural murices -rɪsi:z or ~es ) a predatory tropical marine mollusc with a spiny …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MUREX — [mu.rex] n, pl mu.ri.ces or mu.rex.es [NL, fr. L, mollusk yielding a purple dye; akin to Gk myak-, myax mussel] …
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MUREX — any of the marine snails constituting the family Muricidae (subclass Prosobranchia of the class Gastropoda). Typically the elongated or heavy …
Britannica English vocabulary
MUREX — murex BrE AmE ˈmjʊər eks ˈmjɔːr- AmE \ ˈmjʊr- ▷ murex|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MUREX — n. (pl. murices or murexes) any gastropod mollusc of the genus Murex, yielding a purple dye. [L]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUREX — n. (pl. murices or murexes) any gastropod mollusc of the genus Murex, yielding a purple dye. [ L ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUREX — n. (pl. murices or murexes) any gastropod mollusc of the genus Murex, yielding a purple dye. Etymology: L
Oxford English vocab
MUREX — n. Pronunciation: ' myu ̇ r- ˌ eks Function: noun Inflected Form: plural mu · ri · ces \ ' …
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MURICID — I. ˈmyu̇rəsə̇d, myu̇ˈris- adjective Etymology: New Latin Muricidae : of or relating to the Muricidae II. noun ( -s ) …
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VENUS'S-COMB — noun also venus comb ( plural venus's-combs ) Usage: usually capitalized V 1. : lady's-comb 2. : a marine snail …
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TYRIAN PURPLE — noun Usage: often capitalized T Etymology: so called from its chief source in ancient times, the city of Tyre 1. …
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MYA — ˈmīə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mussel, irregular from Greek myax — more at murex : a …
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MURICULATE — myu̇ˈrikyəˌlāt, -_lə̇t adjective Etymology: Latin muricul us, diminutive of muric-, murex purple shell + English -ate : minutely muricate
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MURICIDAE — myu̇ˈrisəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Muric-, Murex, type genus + -idae : a large family of …
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MURICATE — ˈmyu̇rəˌkāt, -_kə̇t adjective also mu·ri·cat·ed -ˌkād.ə̇d Etymology: muricate from Latin muricatus pointed like a purple fish, from muric-, murex purple …
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MUREXIDE — -ˌsīd, -_sə̇d noun ( -s ) Etymology: German murexid, from New Latin Murex + German -id -ide : a red …
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MUREXAN — myu̇ˈrekˌsan noun ( -s ) Etymology: murex ide + -an : uramil
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HEDGEHOG SHELL — noun : a spinose marine gastropod shell of Murex or related genera (as M. tenuispina )
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ANAL GLAND
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MURICOID — (a.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidae.
Английский словарь Webster
MURICES — (pl. ) of Murex
Английский словарь Webster
MURICOID — ( a. ) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidae.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MURICES — ( pl. ) of Murex
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MURICATE — /myoor"i kayt'/ , adj. Bot., Zool. covered with short, sharp points. Also, muricated . [ 1655-65; muricatus like a murex, …
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