Eel vs. Moray

Eelnoun

Any freshwater or marine fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

Moraynoun

Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.

Eelnoun

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

Moraynoun

A muræna.

Eelverb

To fish for eels.

Moraynoun

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

Eelverb

To move with a sinuous motion like that of an eel.

Moray

Moray ( MURR-ay; Scots: Moray; Scottish Gaelic: Moireibh or Moireabh; Latin: Moravia; Old Norse: Mýræfi) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.

Eelnoun

An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus Anguilla. The electrical eel is a species of Gymnotus. The so called vinegar eel is a minute nematode worm. See Conger eel, Electric eel, and Gymnotus.

Eelnoun

the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled

Eelnoun

voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

Eel

Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage, and most are predators.