moray
moray definition
☆ mo·ray (môr′ā; mô rā′, mə-)
noun
any of a family (Muraenidae, order Anguilliformes) of voracious eels of warm seas, characterized by brilliant coloring and found esp. among coral reefs: the Mediterranean moray is valued as a food fish
in full moray eel
Etymology: Port moreia < L muraena, kind of fish < Gr myraina
Moray definition
Moray (mʉr′ē)
administrative division of NE Scotland: formerly a county & district
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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