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moray

mo·ray [ máw rày, mə ráy ] (plural mo·rays)


noun 
Definition:
 
tropical eel with sharp teeth: a brightly colored sharp-toothed voracious eel that has no pectoral fins. Native to: rocky crevices or reefs of tropical coastal waters.  Family Muraenidae.

[Early 17th century. Via Portuguese moréia< Latin murena< Greek muros "sea eel"]
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