purple dye murex

noun

Definitions

  1. A medium-sized predatory sea snail of species Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for purple dye murex. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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