conger eel

noun

con·​ger eel ˈkäŋ-gər- How to pronounce conger eel (audio)
: a large strictly marine scaleless eel (Conger oceanicus) of the Atlantic
broadly : any of various related eels (family Congridae)

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For dinner, guests can expect corn and winter melon soup with prawn, sashimi, and conger eel hot pot. Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2024 From the sea, try South American king crab, snook-and-hake ceviche, conger eel, choritos (mussels), and oysters. Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023 Munitions and nerve agents from World War II are scattered throughout the ocean; Scales notes that blackbelly rosefish and European conger eel off the Italian coast have been found to contain high levels of arsenic, a residue of the chemical agent lewisite. Benjamin Shull, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2021

Word History

Etymology

Middle English congre, from Anglo-French, from Latin congr-, conger, probably from Greek gongros

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of conger eel was in 1602

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“Conger eel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conger%20eel. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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