Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Conger"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
conger
n : large somber-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate
and tropical coastal waters; some used for food [syn: {conger
eel}]
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