μύαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Latin mūrex.

Noun

μῠ́ᾰξ • (múax) m (genitive μῠ́ᾰκος); third declension

1. sea-mussel

   Synonym: μῦς (mûs)

References

• “μύαξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press