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Webster 1913 Edition

Conger

Con′ger

,
Noun.
[L.
conger
,
congrus
, akin to Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
congre
.]
(Zool.)
The conger eel; – called also
congeree
.
Conger sea
(Zool.)
,
the sea eel; a large species of eel (
Conger vulgaris
), which sometimes grows to the length of ten feet.

Webster 1828 Edition

Conger

CONGER

,
Noun.
[L., Gr. ] The sea-eel; a large species of eel, sometimes growing to the length of ten feet, and weighing a hundred pounds. In Cornwall, England, it is an article of commerce, being shipped to Spain and Portugal.

Definition 2024

Conger

Conger

See also: conger and cóng'ér

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Conger m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Congridae – the conger eels.

See also

  • See Wikipedia for species

conger

conger

See also: Conger and cóng'ér

English

Noun

conger ‎(plural congers)

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

Synonyms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γόγγρος ‎(góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- ‎(“a lump, rounded object”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkon.ɡer/, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡɛr]

Noun

conger m ‎(genitive congrī); second declension

  1. A conger eel

Inflection

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

Case Singular Plural
nominative conger congrī
genitive congrī congrōrum
dative congrō congrīs
accusative congrum congrōs
ablative congrō congrīs
vocative conger1 congrī

1May also be congre.

Descendants

References

Etymology

From Latin conger ‎(“conger eel”)

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