conger

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/(UK)
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/ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/(UK) · /ˈkɑŋɡɚ/

Definition of conger

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters
    “The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: as the dolphin, the conger, the cat-fish, the salmon, the tunny, the squid, and other wonders of the deep.”
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noun

  1. Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters
    “The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: as the dolphin, the conger, the cat-fish, the salmon, the tunny, the squid, and other wonders of the deep.”
  2. (historical)A chain of booksellers.

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States.

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Etymology

From Middle English congre, from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“a lump, rounded object”).

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