Noun: moray mó'rey or 'mo,rey [N. Amer], 'mó,rey or mó'rey [Brit]
- Family of brightly coloured voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
"Divers spotted a green moray peeking out from a coral crevice";
- moray eel
Derived forms: morays
Type of: eel
Part of: family Muraenidae, Muraenidae
Encyclopedia: Moray, Ontario