congress i vet (kongresiv)

[L. as if * con gre ivus, Congre ive generation. Sir T. Browne , Vulg. Err., ii. 6. congre man (kong'gres-man), n.; pl. congre men (-men). [cap.orl.c.] [ man .] n . ] A member of the United States Congre , especially of the House of Representatives. Strictly, the term includes the members of the Senate as well as members of the House of Representatives, but in popular usage it is limited to the latter. congreve (kong'grev), n. [So called from the inventor, Sir William Congrève (1772-1828).] A kind of lucifer match. See lucifer , 3. Congreve rocket. See rocket . congrid (kong'grid), n. A fish of the family Congrida. Congridæ (kong'gri-dē), n . pl . [NL., Conger +-ida.] A family of apodal fishes, typified by the genus Conger , to which different limits have been ascribed. See cut under conger - eel . (a) By some authors it is extended to include the Ophich- thyidæ and some others, as well as the true Congridæ. (b) By others it is restricted to the genus Conger and those closely agreeing with it. As thus limited, it is closely allied to the family Anguillidæ, but differs in the more developed pal a to pterygoid arches and opercular apparatus, and the advanced dorsal fin. The species are exclusively marine.