μύραινα
Muraena helena
#nm_0388📍 Ancient Greece
- Language
- Ancient Greek
- Transliteration
- myraina
- IPA
- /mý.rai̯.na/
From Ancient Greek μύραινα mýraina (moray eel) ↳ Possibly pre-Greek substrate origin (Beekes)
Mediterranean moray eel. Elongated, scaleless body up to 1.5m. Found in rocky crevices throughout the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic. Bite can be dangerous.