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noun
ZoologyA predatory gastropod mollusc of the family Muricidae; a murex.
adjective
ZoologyOf or belonging to the family Muricidae.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Smithsonian Institution Annual Reports. From scientific Latin Muricidae, family name from Muric-, Murex + -idae.
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