ALL meanings of moray
mo·ray
M m - noun moray fish: eel 1
- noun moray A mainly nocturnal eellike predatory fish of warm seas that typically hides in crevices with just the head protruding. 1
- noun plural moray any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins. 1
- noun moray a historic county in NE Scotland, on Moray Firth. 1
- noun moray any voracious marine coastal eel of the family Muraenidae, esp Muraena helena, marked with brilliant patterns and colours 0
- noun moray a council area and historical county of NE Scotland: part of Grampian region from 1975 to 1996: mainly hilly, with the Cairngorm mountains in the South Administrative centre: Elgin. Pop: 87 460 (2003 est). Area: 2238 sq km (874 sq miles) 0
- noun moray 1st Earl of, title of James Stuart. ?1531–70, regent of Scotland (1567–70) following the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, his half-sister. He defeated Mary and Bothwell at Langside (1568); assassinated by a follower of Mary 0
- noun moray administrative division of NE Scotland: formerly a county & district 0
- noun moray any of a family (Muraenidae, order Anguilliformes) of voracious eels of warm seas, characterized by brilliant coloring and found esp. among coral reefs: the Mediterranean moray is valued as a food fish 0