conger
Americannoun
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congers
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a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
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any other eel of the family Congridae.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of conger
1250–1300; Middle English kunger, congre < Old French congre < Latin conger < Greek góngros sea-eel, gnarl, protuberance
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The conger eel was the favorite, weighing at least three times more than its eight-armed opponent.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
Groupers and a conger eel, bottom center, on the wreck of the German submarine U-576 off the coast of North Carolina.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
Whether it is crabs tussling with sharks or curious conger eels, the project has delivered amazing visuals for the public.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2023
“I knew I wasn’t in the U.S.A. anymore when the attendant asked if I wanted chicken, or conger eel!” said one well-fed voter.
From Time ● Jan. 8, 2016
While on the subject of fish, it may be mentioned that the biggest edible crab caught off the coast of Cornwall weighed 13 lbs., and the largest conger 120 lbs.
From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by C. A. Dawson Scott
Bannon told Wolff that he relishes the hatred his name congers up in what he called the “donor class” and “the metrosexual bubble.”
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2016
At waterside, Does the shocked eeler lay his congers by, Sighting a Reo driven by an edile?
From Time Magazine Archive
Cautious to stir, staring with jewel eyes; Dogs of the sea, the savage congers mope, Winding their sulky march Meander-wise.
From Silverpoints by John Gray
“I mean Will, father; he knows of a place where the congers are plentiful, and Josh says he’ll take the greatest care of us.”
From Menhardoc by C.J. Staniland
Antagoras readily answered: But do you think, sir, that when Agamemnon did them he made it his business to know if any in his camp were frying congers?
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 by Peter Anthony Motteux
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