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conger

conger

1 9.9
A large dark eel that lives in coastal waters and is sometimes eaten
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒŋɡər/
translation icon : conger
  • They often catch conger eels while fishing near the rocky coastline.
  • conger eel

Examples

  • They're smelts, ling, conger eel, John Dory, pilchards and frogfish.

  • At the aquarium, I was amazed to see a conger eel swimming gracefully through the water.

  • The Drawling Master was an old conger-eel.

  • The example from the conger eel shows that the problem disappears if we recapitulate the actual evolutionary change from AncCONGER A to CONGER A.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The chef prepared a delicious dish featuring conger eel with vegetables.

Synonyms

eel
vsconger
62 1.0

A long, thin fish with a snake-like body that lives in rivers or the sea

is narrower, meaning specifically the large dark marine scaleless types used for food
conger eel
vsconger
1 7.3

A large dark sea eel often eaten as food

has identical meaning but is the compound name form

Compounds

1 7.3

A large dark sea eel often eaten as food

Surface Forms

conger singular
congers plural

Etymology

Conger comes from an old Greek word gongros that named a large sea 'eel'. That's why conger means a large, dark sea 'eel' without scales that lives near coasts and is sometimes eaten.