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
Etymology: Port moreia < L muraena, kind of fish < Gr myraina
Moray
Definition
Moray (mʉr′ē)
administrative division of NE Scotland: formerly a county & district
moray
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: The dive finishes on the shallow reef, where the guests can see a large resident moray.
- pepper: Black Coral This site is littered with peppered morays which peer out from soft corals.
- include: The gullies and rock faces have a profusion of life including tiny spotted morays mostly found under the seaweed.
- use: We will use moray only to create the patch itself, not the other elements of the scene.
Adjective modifier
- giant: Check the ropes carefully for large sea horses ( Hippocampus kuda ). Also many soft corals, schooling fish, lionfish, giant morays.
- green: There is also a large green moray that hides in the area.
- large: The dive finishes on the shallow reef, where the guests can see a large resident moray.
- spotted: The gullies and rock faces have a profusion of life including tiny spotted morays mostly found under the seaweed.
- big: Encounters below the surface may include blacktip reef sharks, rays, turtles and big morays.
- free-swimming: I also did a couple of night dives, where I saw free-swimming morays, octopus, turtles, couple of rays.
Modifies a noun
- eel: Not being able to see clearly added to the danger from razor sharp growths or the teeth of moray eels.
Noun used with modifier
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