conger eeln.

/ˈkɒŋɡər ˈiːl/

Etymology: < conger n.¹ + eel n. N.E.D. (1891) enters this under the headword conger-eel and gives the pronunciation as (kǫ·ŋgərˌī·l) /ˈkɒŋɡərˈiːl/.

1. = conger n.¹

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Anguilliformes > member of family Congridae (conger)

sea-eelc1050

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conger eel1602

eve-eel1813

haaf-eel1880

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 31 Called a Conger Eel.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta iv. 76 The Conger is a long round fish, in shape like vnto a great Eele, and is therefore called the Conger-Eele.

1813 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 4) III. 5 When at its full size the Conger Eel has sometimes been known to measure more than ten feet in length.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 490/2 The conger-eel..is readily distinguished..by the upper jaw being the longest.

2. In U.S. applied to other species of eel, esp. on the Atlantic Coast to Zoarces anguillaris of the family Lycodidæ: see also lamper-eel n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	conger eel
释义	conger eeln. /ˈkɒŋɡər ˈiːl/ Etymology: < conger n.¹ + eel n. N.E.D. (1891) enters this under the headword conger-eel and gives the pronunciation as (kǫ·ŋgərˌī·l) /ˈkɒŋɡərˈiːl/. 1. = conger n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Anguilliformes > member of family Congridae (conger) sea-eelc1050 congerc1300 conger eel1602 eve-eel1813 haaf-eel1880 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall i. f. 31 Called a Conger Eel. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta iv. 76 The Conger is a long round fish, in shape like vnto a great Eele, and is therefore called the Conger-Eele. 1813 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 4) III. 5 When at its full size the Conger Eel has sometimes been known to measure more than ten feet in length. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 490/2 The conger-eel..is readily distinguished..by the upper jaw being the longest. 2. In U.S. applied to other species of eel, esp. on the Atlantic Coast to Zoarces anguillaris of the family Lycodidæ: see also lamper-eel n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1602
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