Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈmɒ.ɹeɪ/
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/məˈɹeɪ/
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/ˈmɔɹ.eɪ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈmɑɹ.eɪ/
Pronunciation notes
- New-York-City
- Philadelphia
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ˈmɒɹeɪ
Noun
Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
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Noun
family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
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