murex

mu·rex

noun \ˈmyu̇r-ˌeks\

plural mu·ri·ces\ˈmyu̇r-ə-ˌsēz\ or mu·rex·es

Definition of MUREX

: any of a genus (Murex of the family Muricidae) of marine gastropod mollusks having a rough and often spiny shell, abounding in tropical seas, and yielding a purple dye

Origin of MUREX

New Latin, from Latin, mollusk yielding a purple dye; akin to Greek myak-, myax mussel

First Known Use: 1589

Rhymes with MUREX

annex, apex, codex, complex, convex, cortex, culex, desex, duplex, DX, fourplex, ibex, ilex, index, Kleenex, latex, mirex, MX, narthex, perplex, Perspex, phone sex, pollex, Pyrex, reflex, Rx, safe sex, scolex, silex, silvex, simplex, spandex, telex, Tex-Mex, triplex, unsex, vertex, vortex