transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmyu̇r-ˌeks ]
noun
( plural mu·ri·ces ˈmyu̇r-ə-ˌsēz ; or mu·rex·es )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, mollusk yielding a purple dye; akin to Greek myak-, myax mussel
Date: 1589
: any of a genus ( Murex of the family Muricidae) of marine gastropod mollusks having a rough and often spiny shell, abounding in tropical seas, and yielding a purple dye