Meanings
nounconger eel (plural conger eels)
plural conger eels · alternative conger-eel
- An amphiuma (any salamander of genus Amphiuma).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various large marine eels of the genus Conger, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical 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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Translations
Bulgarian морска змиорка
- морска змиорка (morska zmiorka)Conger
Catalan congre
- congreConger
Chinese Cantonese 海鰻 /海鳗
- 海鰻 /海鳗 (hoi² maan⁴)Conger
Chinese Mandarin 康吉鰻 /康吉鳗
- 康吉鰻 /康吉鳗 (kāngjímán)Conger
Czech úhořovec
- úhořovecConger
Finnish meriankerias
- meriankeriasConger
French congre
- congreConger
German Meeraal, Seeaal
- MeeraalConger
- SeeaalConger
Greek μουγγρί
- μουγγρί (moungrí)Conger
Hungarian tengeri angolna
- tengeri angolnaConger
Italian grongo
- grongoConger
Japanese 穴子, アナゴ
- 穴子Conger
- アナゴ (anago)Conger
Latin conger
- congerConger
Norwegian Bokmål havål
- havålConger
Polish konger
- kongerConger
Portuguese congro
- congroConger
Romanian țipar-de-mare
- țipar-de-mareConger
Russian ко́нгер, морско́й у́горь
- ко́нгер (kónger)Conger
- морско́й у́горь (morskój úgorʹ)Conger
Spanish congrio
- congrioConger
Turkish magri
- magriConger
Welsh congren
- congrenConger
Cite this entry
APA
conger eel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conger%20eel
MLA
“conger eel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conger%20eel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conger eel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conger%20eel.
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