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from The Century Dictionary.
- In Günther's ichthyological system, the second subfamily of Murænidæ, characterized by the reduction of the branchial apertures in the pharynx to narrow slits, whence the name. It includes the typical Murænidæ, or morays. See cut under
Murænidæ .
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