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murices
(gcide) | Rhachiglossa \Rhach`i*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL. See Rhachis, and
Glossa.] (Zool.)
A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis
and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It
includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the
miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and
whelks. See Illust. in the Appendix.
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Murices
(gcide) | Murex \Mu"rex\, prop. n.; pl. Murices. [L., the purple fish.]
(Zool.)
A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently
spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the
rock shells. They abound in tropical seas.
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murices
(gcide) | Rhachiglossa \Rhach`i*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL. See Rhachis, and
Glossa.] (Zool.)
A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis
and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It
includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the
miters, murices, olives, purpuras, volutes, and
whelks. See Illust. in the Appendix.
[1913 Webster]Murex \Mu"rex\, prop. n.; pl. Murices. [L., the purple fish.]
(Zool.)
A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently
spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the
rock shells. They abound in tropical seas.
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