moray eel

1. 1.

   family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked

   Synonymsmoray

   Broadereel

   Part ofMuraenidae

Questions about moray eel

What does moray eel mean?

moray eel means "family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked".

What is another word for moray eel?

Close synonyms include moray. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moray eel a common word?

moray eel is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.