moray eel
noun
mo·ray eel
mə-ˈrā- 
ˈmȯr-(ˌ)ā-
ˈmȯr-(ˌ)ā-
: any of numerous often brightly colored eels (family Muraenidae) that have sharp teeth capable of inflicting a severe bite, that occur in warm seas, and that include a chiefly Mediterranean eel (Muraena helena) sometimes used for food
called also moray
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Wardill notes that numerous other examples of animals collaborating across species exist, including groupers hunting with moray eels and badgers working with coyotes.
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Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Built on the side of Le Rocher, Monaco’s perched old town, the museum features more than 6,000 species, from Mediterranean octopuses and moray eels to tropical sharks and sea horses.
—Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Laura Rink, associate director of operations for Heal the Bay Aquarium, greets me with a friendly smile and ushers me inside, past undersea murals and aquaria housing moon jellies, sharks, and moray eels.
—Jennifer Adler, Vox, 7 July 2024
Living here are shoals of technicolor fish, some the size of a fingernail—like the baby clownfish hiding in gently swaying anemone—others larger than a human, like the giant moray eel coiled around net fire coral.
—Jessica Vincent, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2023
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Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Built on the side of Le Rocher, Monaco’s perched old town, the museum features more than 6,000 species, from Mediterranean octopuses and moray eels to tropical sharks and sea horses.
—Lane Nieset, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Laura Rink, associate director of operations for Heal the Bay Aquarium, greets me with a friendly smile and ushers me inside, past undersea murals and aquaria housing moon jellies, sharks, and moray eels.
—Jennifer Adler, Vox, 7 July 2024
Living here are shoals of technicolor fish, some the size of a fingernail—like the baby clownfish hiding in gently swaying anemone—others larger than a human, like the giant moray eel coiled around net fire coral.
—Jessica Vincent, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2023
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“Moray eel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moray%20eel. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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