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1. (n.) porgy
any of various marine food fishes of the family Sparidae, having a deep body and large scales.
Etymology: (1715–25; porg(o), var. of pargo (< Sp or Pg < L pag(a)rus kind of fish < Gk págros, var. of phágros) + -y2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) porgy, scup
lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
2. (noun) porgy
important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide
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1. (noun) porgy
the scup
2. (noun) porgy
the sailor's choice, or pinfish
3. (noun) porgy
the margate fish
4. (noun) porgy
the spadefish
5. (noun) porgy
any one of several species of embiotocoids, or surf fishes, of the Pacific coast. The name is also given locally to several other fishes, as the bur fish
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