Moray

Word MORAY
Character 5
Hyphenation mor ay
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Moray"

What do we mean by moray?

Any of numerous often brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae, having a large mouth with sharp teeth. noun

One of many apodal eellike fishes of the family Murænidæ, and especially of the genus Muræna, of which there are several subdivisions, as Sidera. The spotted moray is M. (Sidera) moringa, of the tropical Atlantic, everywhere with innumerable small dark spots in a fine network of the whitish ground-color. Several other morays occur on the southern Atlantic coast of the United States, and M. mordax is a Californian moray attaining a length of 5 feet. noun

A muræna. noun

Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae. noun

Family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked noun

Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.

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The word "moray" in example sentences

For tales of terror — try mako, moray, and man o' war ❋ Sam Rasnake (2011)

In the shadows lurk moray eels and spiny lobsters, which come into their own during night dives as they make their way into the open in search of smaller prey. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Not even the ugly, saw-tooth smile of a moray eel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We followed the moray as it swam out over the edge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the bay in Amoopi, my son finally managed to direct my attention to what he'd seen: a dark green, black-speckled Mediterranean moray eel coiled near the edge of a vast rocky plateau barely a meter beneath us. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That attracts sharks and other predators, like moray eels, pictured. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But this is better: There are no sea urchins, moray eels, or crabs at the bottom. ❋ Carlos Eire (2010)

Pity the prey: it appears that moray eels have two sets of fanged jaws, one to grab with and one launched from their throats to grasp their squirming victims. ❋ Unknown (2007)

However, I'd like to suggest another way of looking at the findings below, which range from the moray eel's remarkable second jaw to the unexpected plumage of dinosaurs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although moray eels and snakes are not closely related, the two groups share similar body plans. ❋ Unknown (2007)

They also captured moray eels in action with high-speed video. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Much of Obama's success as president relies on whether his significant spending plan lifts us out of the economic moray we find ourselves in. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For the study, she and co-author Peter Wainwright studied moray eel anatomy and recorded the eels using cinefluoroscopy, an X-ray imaging technique that can produce moving, two-dimensional images. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Today Discovery News reports that moray eels have TWO sets of jaws to eat with. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"The second set of jaws in a moray eel reaches up from within the throat cavity into the oral jaws and grabs the prey," lead author Rita Mehta told Discovery News. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The only fish now in the building are two dozen moray eels. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Mark Westneat, curator of zoology at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, told Discovery News he was fascinated by the moray eel findings. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The moray eel takes that basic design to a surprising new level. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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