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murral

noun
mur·​ral
variants: or murrel \ ˈmərəl \
plural -s

Definition of murral

: a common freshwater snakehead (Ophiocephalus striatus) of southeast Asia and the Philippines that is an important food fish

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History and Etymology for murral

Sanskrit murala

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