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Gastropod vs Murex - What's the difference?

gastropod | murex |

As nouns the difference between gastropod and murex

is that gastropod is any member of a class of mollusks (gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusk while murex is any of the genus murex of marine gastropods.

gastropod

English

(wikipedia gastropod)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any member of a class of mollusks (Gastropoda) that includes snails and slugs; univalve mollusk.

    • Hypernyms

    * mollusc

    murex

    English

    (wikipedia murex) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
  • * 1991 , John Montroll, Robert J. Lang, Origami Sea Life , page 56:
    • The murexes (family Murieidae) are one of the most beautiful and sought-after families by shell collectors.

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