moray

See also: Moray

English

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Etymology

From Portuguese moreia, from Latin murēna (“sea eel, lamprey”), from Ancient Greek σμύραινα (smúraina), from σμύρος (smúros, “sea eel”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɒ.ɹeɪ/, /ˈmɔː.ɹeɪ/, /məˈɹeɪ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒɹeɪ, -eɪ

Noun

moray (plural morays)

  1. Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.

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References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “moray”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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