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Moray eel — Temporal range: Late Miocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Moray (disambiguation) — Moray may mean or refer to: Places in Scotland Moray Firth, a roughly triangular inlet of the North Sea Moray, one of the 32 current council areas of Scotland Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency), a constituency of the Scottish Parliament… … Wikipedia
moray — ☆ moray [môr′ā; mô rā′, mərā′ ] n. [Port moreia < L muraena, kind of fish < Gr myraina] any of a family (Muraenidae, order Anguilliformes) of voracious eels of warm seas, characterized by brilliant coloring and found esp. among coral reefs … English World dictionary
moray — /mawr ay, mohr ay; maw ray , moh /, n., pl. morays. any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins. Also called moray eel. [1615 25, Amer.; < Pg moréia < L muraena < Gk mýraina… … Universalium
Moray — /merr ee/, n. a historic county in NE Scotland, on Moray Firth. Formerly, Elgin. * * * Any of about 80 species (family Muraenidae) of shallow water eels inhabiting all tropical and subtropical seas. They live among reefs and rocks and hide in… … Universalium
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 • Hypernyms: ↑eel • Member Holonyms: ↑Muraenidae, ↑family Muraenidae * * * … Useful english dictionary
moray eels — mureninės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas šeima apibrėžtis Vandenynų atogrąžų ir paatogrąžio platumos. 20 genčių, per 100 rūšių. Kūno ilgis – iki 3 m, plėšrios. Lervos – leptocefalai. atitikmenys: lot. Muraenidae angl. moray … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
moray eel — noun Etymology: Portuguese moréia, from Latin muraena, from Greek myraina Date: 1926 any of numerous often brightly colored eels (family Muraenidae) that have sharp teeth capable of inflicting a severe bite, that occur in warm seas, and that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
moray — noun any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae. Syn: moray eel … Wiktionary
moray — /ˈmɔreɪ / (say mawray) noun (plural morays or moray) any of numerous eels of the family Muraenidae, often found lurking among rocks and weeds, as the long tailed eel, Evenchelys macrurus of northern Australia, or Muraena helena, common in the… …
moray eel — noun Any of various brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae, of warm coastal waters … Wiktionary
