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MORAY
moray, moray eel
(noun) family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Moray
A historic county of northern Scotland, absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.
A local government district in Grampian Region from 1975 until Grampian Region's abolition in 1996.
A council area in Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.
Synonyms
• Morayshire (county)
Anagrams
• Amory, Mayor, Raymo, mayor
Etymology
Noun
moray (plural morays)
Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
Synonyms
• moray eel
Anagrams
• Amory, Mayor, Raymo, mayor
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"ay, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A muræna.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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