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murex
mu·rex [ my rèks ] (plural mu·ri·ces [ myri sz ] or mu·rex·es)


noun 
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spiny warm-water shellfish: an invertebrate sea animal that has a spiny shell. Native to: tropical waters.  Genus Murex.
[Late 16th century. < Latin]
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