Liddell–Scott–Jones: μύαξ

μύαξ,ᾰκος,ὁ,

A.

= μῦς

11 ,sea-mussel, Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.90 , Dsc. 2.5 , Plin. HN 32.95 ; also of itsshell, Dsc. 1.32 , 33 .

II.

= μύστρον

2 , Crito ap. Gal. 14.105 ; μ. χαλκοῦς

Id. 12.892

. (Cf. Lat.mūrex.)