Mora vs. Moray — What's the Difference?

The minimal unit of metrical time in quantitative verse, equal to the short syllable.

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.

(Linguistics) A unit of phonological quantity based on both vowel quantity and the occurrence of consonants within a given syllable.

Any of numerous often brightly colored marine eels of the family Muraenidae, having a large mouth with sharp teeth. Also called moray eel.

(Scottish law) A delay in bringing a claim.

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

(poetry) A unit used to measure lines and stanzas of poetry.

A muræna.

(phonology) A unit of syllable weight used in phonology, by which stress, foot structure, or timing of utterance is determined in some languages (e.g. Japanese).

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

(botany) Any tree of the genus Mora of large South American trees.

The common mora (Mora moro).

An ancient Spartan military unit of about a sixth of the Spartan army, typically composed of hoplites.

A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, - much played by Italians of the lower classes.

A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (Dimorphandra excelsa); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.

Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.