CONGER

conger, conger eel

(noun) large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

conger (plural congers)

Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters

Synonym: conger eel

(historical) A chain of booksellers.

Source: Wiktionary


Con"ger, n. Etym: [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. congre.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The conger eel; -- called also congeree. Conger sea (Zoöl.), the sea eel; a large species of eel (Conger vulgaris), which sometimes grows to the length of ten feet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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