murex
murex
[ˈmjʊərɛks]
(pl. murices -rɪsiːz 或 murexes)
[ˈmjʊərɛks]
(pl. murices -rɪsiːz 或 murexes)
- a predatory tropical marine mollusc, the shell of which bears spines and forms a long narrow canal extending downwards from the aperture
骨螺 - Genus Murex, family Muricidae, class Gastropoda
骨螺属，骨螺科，腹足纲
- late 16th cent.: from Latin; perhaps related to Greek muax 'sea mussel'
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