| 单词 |
moray |
| 释义 |
moray U.S.|mɒˈreɪ| Also 7 moreraye, 8–9 muray, murrey, 9 maray, murry (Cent. Dict.). [? a. Pg. moreia = Sp. morena:—L. muræna.] A name for various tropical species of eel belonging to the family Murænidæ.
1624Capt. Smith Virginia v. 172 Some of them yet knowne to the Americans, as the Purgoose, the Cauallo, the Gar-fish, Flying-fish and Morerayes. 1735Mortimer Nat. Hist. Carol. & Bahamas in Phil. Trans. XXXIX. 112 Muræna maculata nigra; the black Murrey. 1754Catesby Nat. Hist. Carol. II. 20 Muræna maculata, nigra, & viridis. The Muray. 1884G. B. Goode, etc. Nat. Hist. Aquatic Anim. 629 The Morays—Murænidæ... The most important species is the Speckled Moray, Sidera ocellata. 1897H. G. Carleton in Outing XXIX. 330/1 [Fishes of Florida.] There is the murrey, which is pronounced with the accent on the final. |
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