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Webster 1913 Edition
Muraena
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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.