Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Muraena

Online Resource Library

Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | Download

Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Muraena


Subjects in this Topic:

(n.) A genus of large eels of the family Miraenidae. 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.