Congroid
/ˈkɒŋɡrɔɪd/noun
Resembling or relating to a conger eel.
Did you know?The conger eel’s name ultimately comes from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), a word for the fish that Romans adopted as conger.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
γόγγρος (góngros)
“A conger eel or similar sea fish”
Classical Latin
Latin
conger
“A conger eel”
Middle English
English
conger
“A large marine eel, borrowed through French and Latin”
19th Century
English
-oid
“A suffix from Greek -oeidēs, meaning “resembling” or “having the form of””
Modern English
English
congroid
“Resembling or relating to a conger eel”