murex

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) Any of the genus  of marine gastropods.

Hypernyms

 * muricine

Hyponyms

 * false venus comb,

Translations

 * Czech: ostranka
 * Japanese: ミューレックス, 骨貝

Etymology
From.

Etymology
. Perhaps a derivative of, whence. Alternatively, together with 🇨🇬 borrowed from a Mediterranean language.

Noun

 * 1) A shellfish used as a source of the dye Tyrian purple; the purple-fish
 * 2) Tyrian purple, the purple dye, a purple color, made from the juice of the purple-fish
 * 3) A sharp murex shell used as a bridle bit.
 * 4) A pointed rock or stone.
 * 5) A caltrop.
 * 6) An iron spike.
 * 1) An iron spike.