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morgay

morgay noun: the European small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula.

Noun

morgay (plural morgays)

  1. The European small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula
    Synonyms:
    houndfish, sandy dogfish, rough hound

Synonyms of morgay

Forms of morgay

pluralmorgays

Origin of morgay

From Welsh morgi (“dogfish, shark”), from mor (“sea”) + ci (“dog”).

Questions about morgay

What does morgay mean?
Morgay means the European small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula.
What part of speech is morgay?
Morgay is a noun.
What is the plural of morgay?
The plural of morgay is morgays.

Words near morgay in the dictionary

  1. Morganton
  2. Morgantown
  3. morganucodont
  4. Morganville
  5. Morgas
  6. morgay
  7. morgays
  8. Morgellons
  9. morgen
  10. Morgenegg
  11. morgengift

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