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Any of numerous predacious marine eels of the family Muraenidae, typically found hiding in the crevices of coral reefs in tropical and subtropical oceans, characterized by a lack of pectoral fins, tough scaleless skin, and a large mouth with sharp teeth.

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"While scuba diving near the coral reef, we spotted a large moray extending its head from a rocky crevice."

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