/myoo ree"nid/ , n.
1. any fish of the family Muraenidae, comprising the morays.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the morays.
[ 1840-50; Muraenidae name of the family, equiv. to Muraen ( a ) a genus (L muraena, murena moray eel mýraina ) + -idae -ID 2 ]