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eel vs conger eel

conger eel vs eel

eel and conger eel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eel Yes No No No
conger eel Yes No No No
As nouns, conger eel is a hyponym of eel; that is, conger eel 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 eel: large dark-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food
eel (noun) conger eel (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
Difference between eel and conger eel

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