Meaning of murex | Babel Free
ˈmjʊɚ.ɛksExamples
“The bank of crushed murex shell that Professor Bosanquet found here, and again at Palaikastro, in company with a whole mass of Kamáres pottery, shows that the men of Sidon and Tyre were not the first to practise⟳ the dying of purple.”
“The murexes (family Muricidae) are one of the most beautiful and sought-after families by shell collectors.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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