conger

/'kɔɳgə/

Thân thiện

A fisherman holds up a large conger eel he just caught.

Definition

Noun: 1. A large, dark-colored, scaleless marine eel: A type of predatory fish belonging to the family Congridae, found in temperate and tropical coastal waters. Some species are valued as food.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The diver saw a large conger hiding in the reef.
  • In some coastal regions, conger is considered a delicacy.
  • The aquarium has a tank dedicated to marine eels, including a conger.

Advanced Usage

• "Conger eel": This is a common alternative name, often used to distinguish it from freshwater eels. The term "conger" itself is sufficient.
  • We caught a massive conger eel while deep-sea fishing.

Variants and Related Words

• Conger eel (n): The full common name for the fish.
• Congridae (n): The biological family to which congers belong.

Synonyms

• Marine eel: A general descriptive term.
• Sea eel: A common, informal name.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• (As) slippery as a conger eel: Used to describe someone who is very evasive or difficult to pin down.
  • The suspect was as slippery as a conger eel, avoiding all the detectives' questions.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• conger eel