morena

Definitions of morena
  1. noun
    family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked
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    type of:
    anguiliforme
    voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
  2. noun
    accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
    synonyms: morrena
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    type of:
    tierra
    the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
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