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Muraena
‖
Mu-rae′na
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
(Zool.)
A genus of large eels of the family
Muraenidae
. They differ from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry (Muraena Helenae
) of Southern Europe was the muraena of the Romans. It is highly valued as a food fish. Definition 2024
Muraena
Muraena
See also: muraena
Translingual
Proper noun
Muraena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Muraenidae – the moray eel.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Neopterygii - subclass; Teleostei - infraclass; Elopomorpha - superorder; Anguilliformes - order; Anguilloidei - suborder; Muraenidae - family; Muraeninae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Muraena helena (Mediterranean moray) - type species; Muraena appendiculata, Muraena argus (white-spotted moray), Muraena augusti, Muraena australiae, Muraena clepsydra (hourglass moray), Muraena lentiginosa (jewel moray), Muraena melanotis (honeycomb moray), Muraena pavonina (whitespot moray), Muraena retifera (reticulate moray), Muraena robusta (stout moray), Muraena kidako (African mottled eel) - other species
muraena
muraena
See also: Muraena
Latin
Noun
muraena f (genitive muraenae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | muraena | muraenae |
| genitive | muraenae | muraenārum |
| dative | muraenae | muraenīs |
| accusative | muraenam | muraenās |
| ablative | muraenā | muraenīs |
| vocative | muraena | muraenae |
Descendants
- Translingual: Muraena
References
- muraena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- muraena in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “muraena”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.