MORAY


Meaning of MORAY in English

/ 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.