conger

con·ger

C0566900 (kŏng′gər)n. Any of various large scaleless marine eels of the family Congridae, especially Conger oceanicus, native to Atlantic waters.

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[Middle English congre, from Old French, probably from Late Latin congrus, from Latin conger, from Greek gongros.]

conger

(ˈkɒŋɡə) n (Animals) any large marine eel of the family Congridae, esp Conger conger, occurring in temperate and tropical coastal waters[C14: from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Greek gongros sea eel]

con•ger

(ˈkɒŋ gər)

n. 1. a large marine eel, Conger conger, reaching a length of up to 10 ft. (3 m), used for food. 2. any other eel of the family Congridae. Also called con′ger eel′.[1250–1300; Middle English kunger, congre < Old French congre < Latin conger < Greek góngros sea eel]

Conger

 a group of booksellers.Example: a conger, set or knot of booksellers—Bookseller, 1977.

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conger - large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for foodconger eeleel - voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral finsCongridae, family Congridae - marine eels

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