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Conger

//ˈkɑŋɡɚ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname. countable, uncountable
2
A city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. countable, uncountable

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

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.

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