Illustration of conger eel
: a large strictly marine scaleless eel (Conger oceanicus) of the Atlantic
broadly
: any of various related eels (family Congridae)
Examples of conger eel in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
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
Dictionary Entries Near conger eel
Cite this Entry
“Conger eel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conger%20eel. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share