English Explanatory Dictionary

moray

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒ.ɹeɪ/ /məˈɹeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moray1.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moray2.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moray3.wav /ˈmɔɹ.eɪ/ /ˈmɑɹ.eɪ/ /ˈmʌɹi/

Word forms

moray morays maray muray

Etymology

From Portuguese moreia, from Latin murēna (“sea eel, lamprey”), from Ancient Greek σμύραινα (smúraina), from σμύρος (smúros, “sea eel”).

Synonyms

moray eel Morayshire

Related words

Moravian Morayvian

Derived words

conger moray goldentail moray green moray honeycomb moray laced moray leopard moray leopard moray eel snowflake moray tessellate moray turkey moray yellow moray Moray Firth
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