moray eel

Examples

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• The vibrant colors of the moray eel make it a fascinating sight for divers exploring coral reefs.

• Over a ridge of underwater rock came a moray eel, a snakelike fish that loves to feed on octopus.

  Fiction book (1997)

• I thought you wanted a moray eel.

  Death on the Nile (1978)

• That's the biggest moray eel I ever saw.

  The Deep (1977)

• A moray eel would never eat kippers.

  Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

• This area is best known for its wildlife: from sea lions to elephant seals and moray eels.

  Blog text (13)

• We got two angelfish, four guppies and a baby moray eel.

  Wise Guys (1986)

• In the three years the exhibition has been here, lobsters, moray eels, and barracuda have made the reef their home.

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• While snorkeling, we spotted a moray eel peeking out of its hiding place among the rocks.

• The moray eel swiftly darted between the corals in search of its next meal.

Synonyms

M

moray

vsmoray eel

7 8.3

A large eel with bright patterned skin that lives in warm coastal waters

has identical meaning but gives the fuller, more explicit name

How Dangerous

shark

664 1.0

moray eel

3 7.0

conger eel

1 7.3

reef squirrelfish

• Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology