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con·ger
(kŏng′gər)n.
Any of various large scaleless marine eels of the family Congridae, especially Conger oceanicus, native to Atlantic waters.
[Middle English congre, from Old French, probably from Late Latin congrus, from Latin conger, from Greek gongros.]
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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]
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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]
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Conger
a group of booksellers.Example: a conger, set or knot of booksellers—Bookseller, 1977.
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| Noun | 1. |  conger - large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for foodeel - voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins Congridae, family Congridae - marine eels |
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n (also conger eel) → Seeaal m
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