con·ger (k ng g r)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.] |
conger [ˈkɒŋgə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large marine eel of the family Congridae, esp Conger conger, occurring in temperate and tropical coastal waters
[from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Greek gongros sea eel]
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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