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Meanings of moray eel in inglês

português
moréia
catalão
morena

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

        moréia
        Usage of moray eel in inglês
        1
        Once a moray eel clamps on something, it doesn't let go.
        Wild Storm
        2
        Rivera thought of himself as being just like that moray eel.
        Wild Storm
        3
        That's a moray eel, and that white bit you see emerging from its throat?
        Wired
        4
        He looked like a moray eel in a tank.
        Phoenix noir
        5
        Having a moray eel eat his face ought to be the least of his punishment.
        Wild Storm
        6
        The moray eel side of the fish tank.
        Wild Storm
        7
        Was it a moray eel?
        The South African
        8
        Image: Rita Mehta But their jaws have nowhere near the dexterity of those in the 200-odd species of moray eel.
        Wired
        9
        Some moray eel owners went out of their way to make sure they stocked fish that the creature wouldn't eat.
        Wild Storm
        10
        Cain has found a long, thin moray eel, banded black on white; it takes three little damsel-fish as he watches.
        What does a martian look like?
        11
        The moray eel could lie in wait for hours or even days, never moving, until it became part of the scenery.
        Wild Storm
        12
        Except for her personality, which so far was somewhere between a cranky alligator and a defensive moray eel, most things about her were nice.
        Patient Zero
        13
        The New Yorker, August 2, 1969 P. 30 Gentle blondness and the moray eel go at the same View Article
        The new yorker
        14
        Its waters supplied excellent fish for the tables on board: mackerel, bonito, albacore, and a few varieties of that sea serpent named the moray eel.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
        15
        Striped green moray eels peered at her from their rock crevice homes.
        Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
        16
        Moray eels can tie themselves in loose knots despite possessing a spine.
        BBC
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        Moray eel across language varieties
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