/ mɒˈreɪ; ˈmɒreɪ; NAmE ˈmɔːreɪ/ (also ˌmoray ˈeel ) noun
a type of eel that hides among rocks in tropical waters
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Portuguese moréia , via Latin from Greek muraina .
/ mɒˈreɪ; ˈmɒreɪ; NAmE ˈmɔːreɪ/ (also ˌmoray ˈeel ) noun
a type of eel that hides among rocks in tropical waters
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Portuguese moréia , via Latin from Greek muraina .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005