purple dye murex
English
Noun
- A species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple.
Synonyms
Translations
sea snail
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References
purple dye murex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Muricinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - purple dye murex at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “purple dye murex”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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