moray

Meaning

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

Synonyms

moray eel

sea eel

European conger eel

cape conger

common conger

northern conger

Translations

morena

σμέρνα

Muräne

murena

μύραινα

murène

muraenidae

الموراي - ثعبان الماء

Conger wilsoni

Gymnothorax hidako

moreia

Muraenidae

Moréia

murènes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒ.ɹeɪ/

Etymology

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