Common name | Moray eel |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Hong Kong |
Locality | |
Ref. | Morton, B., 1979 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | other fish |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'eel' from Middle English, 'ele', from Old English 'ael' and akin to Old High German, 'ãl' (Ref. 11978); 'moray' from Latin 'muraena' and Greek 'myraina', i.e., a fish of which the ancients were very fond. |