conger

American  

[kong-ger] / ˈkɒŋ gər /

noun

• congers
  plural

1. a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.

2. any other eel of the family Congridae.

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conger British  

/ ˈkɒŋɡə /

noun

1. any large marine eel of the family Congridae, esp Conger conger, occurring in temperate and tropical coastal waters

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• congers
  plural

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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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Example Sentences

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conger congers

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

The sediment contained bones belonging to eels, morays, conger, mullet and sea bream.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2020

“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

The conger is especially fond of squid or other Cephalopods, while the eel greedily devours carrion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

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

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

I never see one, but I’ve heerd say so; but congers will bite and no mistake.

From Menhardoc by C.J. Staniland

We had also cavallies, gropers, large breams, maids, silver-fish, congers of a particular kind; and above all, a black fish which we esteemed most, called by some the chimney-sweeper, in shape somewhat resembling a carp.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

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