purple dye murex

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purple dye murex

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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.
Similar: spiny dye murex

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noun sea snail

Español	púrpura
Deutsch	Purpurschnecke

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@misc{purple_dye_murex_2026,
  title = {purple dye murex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purple%20dye%20murex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}