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moray

1

[ mawr-ey, mohr-ey; maw-rey, moh- ]

noun

, plural mo·rays.
  1. any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.


Moray

2

[ mur-ee ]

noun

  1. a historic county in NE Scotland, on Moray Firth.

Moray

1

/ ˈmʌrɪ /

noun

  1. Moray, 1st Earl of?15311570MScottishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state 1st Earl of, title of James Stuart. ?1531–70, regent of Scotland (1567–70) following the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, his half-sister. He defeated Mary and Bothwell at Langside (1568); assassinated by a follower of Mary
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Moray

2

/ ˈmʌrɪ /

noun

  1. a council area and historical county of NE Scotland: part of Grampian region from 1975 to 1996: mainly hilly, with the Cairngorm mountains in the S. Administrative centre: Elgin. Pop: 87 460 (2003 est). Area: 2238 sq km (874 sq miles) Former nameElgin
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moray

3

/ mɒˈreɪ /

noun

  1. any voracious marine coastal eel of the family Muraenidae, esp Muraena helena, marked with brilliant patterns and colours
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moray1

1615–25, Americanism; < Portuguese moréia < Latin mūraena < Greek mȳ́raina lamprey
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moray1

C17: from Portuguese moréia, from Latin mūrēna, from Greek muraina
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Example Sentences

California moray eels live in coral reefs from Point Conception in Santa Barbara County to southern Baja California in Mexico, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

John Pogonoski, an ichthyologist in Australia, wasn’t about to be fooled by any moray eels.

While many coral reef residents, such as groupers and moray eels, work together when hunting for their mutual benefit, the trumpetfish’s sneaky shadowing of larger fish seems to be solely for its own benefit.

The researchers used baited traps to lure the morays to the surface of inland caves that connect to the ocean on Australia’s Christmas Island and the Philippines’s Panglao Island.

Like other moray eels, he had two sets of jaws and an abundance of teeth, which he used to rip into the fish fillets doled out for dinner.

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