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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Murex

· Mu·rex · IPA /ˈmjʊɚ.ɛks/
01 prop. n. A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock shells. They a…
pl. Murices ((#))
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    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.(Zool.)