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: a large strictly marine scaleless eel (Conger oceanicus) of the Atlantic
broadly
: any of various related eels (family Congridae)
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From the sea, try South American king crab, snook-and-hake ceviche, conger eel, choritos (mussels), and oysters.
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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
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
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“Conger eel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conger%20eel. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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