eel vs conger
conger vs eeleel and conger both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eel | Yes | No | No | No |
| conger | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
conger is a hyponym of
eel; that is, conger is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
eel:
- eel: voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
- conger: large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
Other hyponyms of eel include
elver, common eel, freshwater eel, Anguilla sucklandii, tuna, moray, moray eel, conger eel.
| eel (noun) | conger (noun) |
|---|---|
| voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins | large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food |
| the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled |
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