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- [myoo r-eks]
- /ˈmyʊər ɛks/
- /mjˈʊreks/
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- [myoo r-eks]
- /ˈmyʊər ɛks/
Definitions of murex word
- noun plural murex any marine gastropod of the genus Murex, common in tropical seas, certain species of which yield the royal purple dye valued by the ancients. 1
- noun plural murex a shell used as a trumpet, as in representations of Tritons in art. 1
- noun plural murex purplish red. 1
- noun murex A predatory tropical marine mollusk, the shell of which bears spines and forms a long narrow canal extending downward from the aperture. 1
- noun murex any of various spiny-shelled marine gastropods of the genus Murex and related genera: formerly used as a source of the dye Tyrian purple 0
- noun murex any of a genus (Murex) of flesh-eating snails, found in warm salt waters and having a rough, spiny shell: some species yield a purple substance formerly valued as a dye 0
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Origin of murex
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < New Latin, Latin mūrex the shellfish that yielded Tyrian purple dye
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Parts of speech for Murex
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murex popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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