muraenid

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noun

Any eel in the family Muraenidae.

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Meanings

nounmuraenid (plural muraenids)

plural muraenids

  1. biologyAny eel in the family Muraenidae.

    The posterior nostril in xenocongrids lies immediately before the center of the eye, on the outside of the upper lip, or inside the confines of the mouth; in the muraenids, it nearly always lies above the eye.

    1993, James E. Böhlke, Charles C. G. Chaplin, Fishes of the Bahamas and Adjacent Tropical Waters, page 70
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APA

muraenid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muraenid

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“muraenid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muraenid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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