murex
Kelime Anlamı :

1. dikenli salyangoz.
2. deniz minaresi.
3. (isim) dikenli salyangoz.
4. iskerlet.
Tanımlar :
1. any of various marine gastropods of the genus murex common in tropical seas and having rough spiny shells, especially M. trunculus, the source of tyrian purple.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any of the genus murex of marine gastropods.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. . [capitalized] the typical genus of Mùricidæ.
2. A species of this genus.
3. pl. murexes or murices (-rek-sez,-ri-sēz). A caltrop.
4. A shell used as a trumpet, as in representations of tritons, in art.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia