Conger
/ˈkɑŋɡɚ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters
"The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: as the dolphin, the conger, the cat-fish, the salmon, the tunny, the squid, and other wonders of the deep."
- 2 large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food wordnet
- 3 A chain of booksellers. historical
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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More examples"The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: as the dolphin, the conger, the cat-fish, the salmon, the tunny, the squid, and other wonders of the deep."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English congre, from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“a lump, rounded object”).
Etymology 2
Unexplained.