单词 | moray eel |
释义 | > as lemmasmoray eel More fully moray eel. Any of numerous large, predatory, eel-like fishes of the family Muraenidae, which are mostly nocturnal and inhabit warm and tropical coastal waters, typically hiding in crevices with just the head protruding and the jaws gaping, known for their aggressive behaviour when disturbed; esp. Muraena helena of the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, which has a dark brown body mottled with yellow. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Anguilliformes > member of family Muraenidae (eel) eelc1000 moray1624 mudworm1700 muraena1753 morene1773 muraenoid1849 warper1901 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia v. 172 Some of them yet knowne to the Americans, as the Purgoose, the Cauallo, the Gar-fish, Flying-fish and Morerayes. 1736 Philos. Trans. 1735–6 (Royal Soc.) 39 112 Muræna maculata nigra; the black Murrey. 1754 M. Catesby & G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Carolina (rev. ed.) II. 20 Muræna maculata, nigra, & viridis. The Muray. 1862 J. Richardson et al. Mus. Nat. Hist. II. 140/1 A Murry..occasionally appears off the coast of Cornwall. 1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 629 The Morays—Murænidæ... The most important species is the Speckled Moray, Sidera ocellata. 1897 Outing 29 330/1 [Fishes of Florida.] There is the murrey, which is pronounced with the accent on the final. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 73/1 A green moray twelve feet long came ashore after a storm at Atlantic City. 1960 H. S. Zim Guide to Everglades 19 The reefs..are the home of many kinds of tropical fishes—parrotfish, angelfish, morays, triggerfish and the like. 1992 Zoo Life Winter 18 It's been said that once a moray eel clamps its jaws into an unlucky diver, it may never let go. < as lemmas |
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