Definition of conger eel
: a large strictly marine scaleless eel (Conger oceanicus) of the Atlantic; broadly : any of various related eels (family Congridae)
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Origin and Etymology of conger eel
Middle English congre, from Anglo-French, from Latin congr-, conger, probably from Greek gongros
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