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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.

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