ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Conger

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Conger is a noun meaning Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters.

Meaning

Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters.

More Meanings

  1. (historical) A chain of booksellers.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eel, comber, conder, coney, geer, coiner.

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