Definition of "moray" [mor•ay]

• Any of numerous chiefly tropical, brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae that are ferocious fighters and commonly inhabit coral reefs. (noun)

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• "For tales of terror — try mako, moray, and man o' war"
• "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."
• "Not even the ugly, saw-tooth smile of a moray eel."