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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