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单词 conger
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Definition of conger in English:

conger

(also conger eel)
noun ˈkɒŋɡəˈkɑŋɡər
  • A large edible predatory eel of shallow coastal waters.

    Conger and other genera, family Congridae: several species, in particular the European C. conger and the American C. oceanica

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The silver bodies of predatory fish like congers make them virtually invisible head-on.
    • This is a high-energy site - as well as a vast variety of invertebrate life we saw shoals of fish, a huge conger eel and plenty of edible crabs.
    • Alex posed in the darkest corner and I was shooting off a few frames when we noticed a huge conger eel looking at us with the short-sighted expression that congers are endowed with.
    • Huge conger, pollack, ling, cod and coalfish were regularly pulled up the steps to the old Angling Centre and weighed in front of big crowds of onlookers.
    • Like the freshwater eel, congers undergo considerable morphological changes prior to spawning.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French congre, via Latin from Greek gongros.

Rhymes

conga, donga, Rarotonga
 
 

Definition of conger in US English:

conger

(also conger eel)
nounˈkɑŋɡərˈkäNGɡər
  • A large edible predatory eel of shallow coastal waters.

    Conger and other genera, family Congridae: several species, in particular the European C. conger and the American C. oceanicus

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Huge conger, pollack, ling, cod and coalfish were regularly pulled up the steps to the old Angling Centre and weighed in front of big crowds of onlookers.
    • This is a high-energy site - as well as a vast variety of invertebrate life we saw shoals of fish, a huge conger eel and plenty of edible crabs.
    • The silver bodies of predatory fish like congers make them virtually invisible head-on.
    • Alex posed in the darkest corner and I was shooting off a few frames when we noticed a huge conger eel looking at us with the short-sighted expression that congers are endowed with.
    • Like the freshwater eel, congers undergo considerable morphological changes prior to spawning.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French congre, via Latin from Greek gongros.

 
 
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