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— English word —

• murex n. Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.

— International convention —

• Murex prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae – the murex gastropods once used to produce Tyrian purple.

— In French —

• murex n.m. Gastéropode hérissé de pointes, autrefois utilisé pour…

16 English words from 2 English definitions

Any family gastropods genus marine murex once produce purple taxonomic the Tyrian Tyrian␣purple used used␣to within

2 English words from the foreign definition

pointes pour

4 foreign words from the foreign definition

autrefois Gastéropode hérissé utilisé

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

murexan murexes murexane murexide murexoin murexides

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

spiny␣murex purple␣dye␣murex

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

mure rex Rex ure Ure -ure

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ERU rum Rum Rùm Xer xer-

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

muxer rumex

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

muxers

5 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Exum Meru mure muxe Xemu

10 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Durex lurex Lurex mirex mured mures Mureș Muret mutex Purex

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

mure

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