MORAY EEL

[mo.ray eel] n [Pg moreia, fr. L muraena, fr. Gk myraina] (1926): any of numerous often brightly colored eels (family Muraenidae) that have sharp teeth capable of inflicting a severe bite, that occur in warm seas, and that include a chiefly Mediterranean eel (Muraena helena) sometimes used for food--called also moray