/ ˈkɒŋgə(r); NAmE ˈkɑːŋ-/ (also ˌconger ˈeel ) noun
a large eel (= a long thin fish) that lives in the sea
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French congre , via Latin from Greek gongros .
/ ˈkɒŋgə(r); NAmE ˈkɑːŋ-/ (also ˌconger ˈeel ) noun
a large eel (= a long thin fish) that lives in the sea
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French congre , via Latin from Greek gongros .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005