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Noun: moray eel  mó'rey eel
  1. Family of brightly coloured voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
    - moray

Derived forms: moray eels

Type of: eel

Part of: family Muraenidae, Muraenidae

Encyclopedia: Moray eel