moray
/ˈmɔːreɪ/(亦作moray eel)
noun
1- a mainly nocturnal eel-like predatory fish of warm seas, which typically hides in crevices with just the head protruding海鳝。
1.1
- Family Muraenidae: several genera and numerous species, including Muraena helena of the East Atlantic and Mediterranean.海鳝科：数属, 众多种, 包括大西洋东部及地中海的地中海海鳝。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Portuguese moréia, via Latin from Greek muraina.