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Dictionary: con·ger   (kŏng'gər) pronunciation

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

[Middle English congre, from Old French, probably from Late Latin congrus, from Latin conger, from Greek gongros.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: large somber-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
  Synonym: conger eel


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For other meanings of this and similar words, see Conger (disambiguation).
Conger
Fossil range: 55–0 Ma

Early Eocene to Present[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Conger
Oken, 1817
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Conger is a genus of marine congrid eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 3 m (10 ft) in length.

"Conger" or "Conger eel" is also the common name of a number of species, including members of this genus.

Species

References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 

Translations: Conger
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - havål

Nederlands (Dutch)
kongeraal

Français (French)
n. - congre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Seeaal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιχθυολ.) γόγγρος, μουγγρί

Italiano (Italian)
anguilla di mare, grongo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - congro (m) (Ictiol.)

Русский (Russian)
морской угорь

Español (Spanish)
n. - congrio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - havsål

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
康吉鳗科, 康吉鳗

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 康吉鰻科, 康吉鰻

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 붕장어류

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - アナゴ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ثعبان البحر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מין צלופח‬


 
 
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