- conger con·ger n
- ['kɒŋɡə(r)]
(also: conger eel) grongo
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conger con·ger n
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con|ger — «KONG guhr», noun. a large ocean eel that is caught for food along the coasts of Europe. It is also found on the Atlantic coast of America. The conger has no scales and sometimes grows to about 8 feet in length. ╂[< Old French congre < Late … Useful english dictionary
Conger — Con ger, n. [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. ?: cf. F. congre.] (Zo[ o]l.) The conger eel; called also {congeree}. [1913 Webster] {Conger sea} (Zo[ o]l.), the sea eel; a large species of eel ({Conger vulgaris}), which sometimes grows to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conger sea — Conger Con ger, n. [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. ?: cf. F. congre.] (Zo[ o]l.) The conger eel; called also {congeree}. [1913 Webster] {Conger sea} (Zo[ o]l.), the sea eel; a large species of eel ({Conger vulgaris}), which sometimes grows to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conger vulgaris — Conger Con ger, n. [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. ?: cf. F. congre.] (Zo[ o]l.) The conger eel; called also {congeree}. [1913 Webster] {Conger sea} (Zo[ o]l.), the sea eel; a large species of eel ({Conger vulgaris}), which sometimes grows to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conger — con•ger [[t]ˈkɒŋ gər[/t]] n. 1) ich a large marine eel, Conger conger, reaching a length of up to 10 ft. (3 m), used for food 2) ich any other eel of the family Congridae Also called con′ger eel′. Etymology: 1250–1300; ME kunger, congre < OF… … From formal English to slang
conger eel — con|ger eel [ˌkɔŋgər ˈi:l US ˈka:ŋgər i:l] n a large fish that looks like a snake … Dictionary of contemporary English
conger eel — con|ger eel [ ,kaŋgər il ] noun count a sea animal like a snake that lives in warm parts of the Atlantic Ocean … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conger — con·ger … English syllables
congeree — Conger Con ger, n. [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. ?: cf. F. congre.] (Zo[ o]l.) The conger eel; called also {congeree}. [1913 Webster] {Conger sea} (Zo[ o]l.), the sea eel; a large species of eel ({Conger vulgaris}), which sometimes grows to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
