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conger eel

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various large marine eels of the genus Conger, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conger, sea eel

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

An amphiuma (any salamander of genus Amphiuma).

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conger

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eel

History

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ngjalë deti — Conger
  • Bulgarian: морска змиорка (morska zmiorka) — Conger
  • Catalan: congre — Conger
  • Chinese Cantonese: 海鰻 /海鳗 (hoi2 maan4) — Conger
  • Chinese Mandarin: 康吉鰻 /康吉鳗 (kāngjímán) — Conger
  • Czech: úhořovec — Conger
  • Finnish: meriankerias — Conger
  • French: congre — Conger
  • Galician: congro — Conger
  • Georgian: გველთევზა (gveltevza) — Conger
  • German: Meeraal — Conger
  • German: Seeaal — Conger
  • Greek: μουγγρί (moungrí) — Conger
  • Hungarian: tengeri angolna — Conger
  • Italian: grongo — Conger
  • Japanese: 穴子 — Conger
  • Japanese: アナゴ (anago) — Conger
  • Latin: conger — Conger
  • Norman: andgulle — Conger
  • Norman: filerêsse — Conger
  • Polish: konger — Conger
  • Portuguese: congro — Conger
  • Romanian: țipar-de-mare — Conger
  • Russian: ко́нгер (kónger) — Conger
  • Russian: морско́й у́горь (morskój úgorʹ) — Conger
  • Spanish: congrio — Conger
  • Tashelhit: asiɣaɣ — Conger
  • Turkish: magri — Conger
  • Ottoman Turkish: میغره (miğara) — Conger
  • Walloon: congue — Conger
  • Welsh: congren — Conger