Meanings
nounmorgay (plural morgays)
plural morgays
- The European small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula
Synonyms: houndfish, sandy dogfish, rough hound
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe European small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula
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Origin
- Welshmorgi“dogfish, shark”
- Englishmorgay
From Welsh morgi (“dogfish, shark”), from mor (“sea”) + ci (“dog”).
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APA
morgay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morgay
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“morgay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morgay. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morgay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morgay.
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