Moray
//ˈmɒ.ɹeɪ// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
- 2 family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A historical county in northern Scotland, absorbed into Grampian Region in 1975.
- 2 A local government district in Grampian Region from 1975 until Grampian Region's abolition in 1996.
- 3 A council area of Scotland, one of 32 created in 1996.
- 4 An unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.
Example
More examples"Tom's hand was bitten by a moray eel."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Portuguese moreia, from Latin murēna (“sea eel, lamprey”), from Ancient Greek σμύραινα (smúraina), from σμύρος (smúros, “sea eel”).
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin Moravia, Morauia, from Scottish Gaelic Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *trebā (“settlement”).
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