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