"moray eel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: moray eels [plural]
Etymology: See moray. Head templates: {{en-noun}} moray eel (plural moray eels)
  1. Any of various brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae, of warm coastal waters. Wikipedia link: moray eel Categories (lifeform): Eels Synonyms: moray Derived forms: leopard moray eel
    Sense id: en-moray_eel-en-noun-rNopPnn5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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