Meanings
conger1
plural congers
- 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.
1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 3Synonyms: conger eel
- historicalA chain of booksellers.
Conger2
plural Congers
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters
More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
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Origin
conger · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*geng-
- Ancient Greekγόγγρος
- Latinconger
- Old Frenchcongre
- Middle Englishcongre
- Englishconger
From Middle English congre, from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“a lump, rounded object”).
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Cite this entry
conger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conger
“conger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conger. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conger.
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