moray en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈɹeɪ/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɔɹ.eɪ/ (General-American)
- /ˈmɒ.ɹeɪ/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɑɹ.eɪ/ (New-York-City, Philadelphia)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Portuguese moreia, from Latin murēna (“sea eel, lamprey”), from Ancient Greek σμύραινα (smúraina), from σμύρος (smúros, “sea eel”).
Meanings
- Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maray | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| morays | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| muray | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
yellow moray · honeycomb moray · tessellate moray · conger moray · snowflake moray · green moray · goldentail moray · turkey moray · leopard moray · laced moray · leopard moray eel
Synonyms
Translations (29)
sh mùrina (eels of the family Muraenidae) · bg мурена (eels of the family Muraenidae) · sv muräna (eels of the family Muraenidae) · axm փողոշուկ (eels of the family Muraenidae) · gl morea (eels of the family Muraenidae) · sh му̀рина (eels of the family Muraenidae) · es morena (eels of the family Muraenidae) · el σμέρνα (eels of the family Muraenidae) · de Muräne (eels of the family Muraenidae) · it murena (eels of the family Muraenidae) · pon lapwed (eels of the family Muraenidae) · pl murena (eels of the family Muraenidae) · la mūraena (eels of the family Muraenidae) · fr murène (eels of the family Muraenidae) · hu muréna (eels of the family Muraenidae) · tr müren balığı (eels of the family Muraenidae) · mh dāp (eels of the family Muraenidae) · fi mureena (eels of the family Muraenidae) · ru муре́на (eels of the family Muraenidae) · cmn 海鱔 /海鳝 (eels of the family Muraenidae) · uli l’abud (eels of the family Muraenidae) · ca morena (eels of the family Muraenidae) · nl murene (eels of the family Muraenidae) · pt moreia (eels of the family Muraenidae) · axm փողոշ (eels of the family Muraenidae) · gil rabono (eels of the family Muraenidae) · ja 鱓 (eels of the family Muraenidae) · cs muréna (eels of the family Muraenidae) · grc μύραινα (eels of the family Muraenidae)