Conger eel — Conger or conger eel is a vernacular term used for a number of different species of fish, mostly eels of the family Congridae, and especially the genus Conger. Likely possibilities include: Anguilla reinhardtii Ariosoma balaricum Bassanago… … Wikipedia
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 (disambiguation) — Conger and similar can mean: Conger, some species of marine eel Conger (syndicate), a type of business syndicate In the southeast USA, the Amphiuma (a genus of aquatic salamanders) USS Conger (SS 477), a U. S. submarine Places Conger, Minnesota… … Wikipedia
Conger — For other meanings of this and similar words, see Conger (disambiguation). Conger Temporal range: 55–0 Ma … Wikipedia
conger — /kong geuhr/, n. 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. [1250 1300; ME kunger, congre < OF congre < L conger < Gk góngros … Universalium
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 myriaster — Common Japanese conger Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
conger eel — noun Etymology: Middle English congre, from Anglo French, from Latin congr , conger, probably from Greek gongros Date: 1602 a large strictly marine scaleless eel (Conger oceanicus) of the Atlantic; broadly any of various related eels (family… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Conger cuddling — Conger coddling is a traditional event in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, in which a dead conger eel is thrown at members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Part of the town s Lifeboat Week , the eel is attached to a rope and thrown… … Wikipedia