Murex

See also: murex

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin murex. Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

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Murex m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – murex gastropods, some once used to produce Tyrian purple.

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