Murex
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See also: murex
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Murex m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – murex gastropods, some once used to produce Tyrian purple.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Sorbeoconcha - order; Hypsogastropoda - suborder; Neogastropoda - infraorder; Muricoidea - superfamily; Muricidae - family; Muricinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Murex tribulus (caltrop murex) - type species
Derived terms
[edit]- Babelomurex
- Chicomurex
- Dermomurex
- Genkaimurex
- Muregina
- Murexsul
- Murichorda
- Muricodrupa
- Muricopsis
- Phrygiomurex
- Vokesimurex
- †Crassimurex
References
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Murex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Murex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Murex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
