noun. Any of various large scaleless marine eels of the family Congridae, especially Conger oceanicus, native to Atlantic waters.

noun. undefined

The conger-eel.

[capitalized] [NL. (Cuvier, 1817).] A genus of fishes, of which the conger-eel is the type, ex-emplifying the family Congridæ. See cut under conger-eel.

noun. A local English (Lincolnshire) name of the cucumber.

noun. See the extracts.

noun. The conger eel; -- called also congeree.

noun. the sea eel; a large species of eel (Conger vulgaris), which sometimes grows to the length of ten feet.

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

noun. large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food

"As very large eels, after having migrated, never return to the river again, they must (for it cannot be supposed that they all die immediately in the sea) remain in salt water; and there is great probability that they are then confounded with the conger, which is found from a few ounces to one hundred pounds in weight."

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conger eel  

congeree