mo·ray
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Audio Help [mawr-ey, mohr-ey; maw-rey, moh-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -rays.
| any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins. |
Also called moray eel.
[Origin: 1615–25, Americanism; < Pg moréia < L mūraena < Gk mȳ́raina lamprey
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Moray eel
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| moray eel | |
noun | |
| family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked [syn: moray] |
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