"purple dye murex" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. A medium-sized predatory sea snail of species Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple. Categories (lifeform): Neogastropods Synonyms: spiny dye murex Translations (sea snail): Purpurschnecke [feminine] (German), púrpura [feminine] (Spanish)

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