conger
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con·ger 
[kong-ger] Pronunciation Key
[kong-ger] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 ft. (3 m), used for food. |
| 2. | any other eel of the family Congridae. |
Also called conger eel.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME kunger, congre < OF congre < L conger < Gk góngros sea-eel, gnarl, protuberance]
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| con·ger
(kŏng'gər) Pronunciation Key
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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conger
c.1300, from L. conger "sea-eel," from Gk. gongros "conger," probably from PIE base *geng-, *gong- "a lump, rounded object."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| conger | |
noun | |
| large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Conger, MN (city, FIPS 12952) Location: 43.61535 N, 93.52864 W
Population (1990): 143 (70 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 56020
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Conger
Con"ger\, n. [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. ?: cf. F. congre.] (Zo["o]l.) The conger eel; -- called also congeree. Conger sea (Zo["o]l.), the sea eel; a large species of eel (Conger vulgaris), which sometimes grows to the length of ten feet.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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