Noun: moray eel mó'rey eel
- 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 eel peeking out from a coral crevice";
- moray
Derived forms: moray eels
Type of: eel
Part of: family Muraenidae, Muraenidae
Encyclopedia: Moray eel