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/ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/ · noun
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.
Use conger when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Conger means Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters.
Common synonyms include conger eel.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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