Dictionary

conger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/ (UK)
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• /ˈkɑŋɡɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

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. 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 3:
2. (historical) A chain of booksellers.

Forms

Deriveds

daggertooth pike conger · conger moray

Synonyms

conger eel