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1. (n.) scup
an edible porgy, Stenotomuschrysops, of N Atlantic coastal waters, having a compressed body and a high back.
Etymology: (1840–50, Amer.; short for earlier and dial. scuppaug < Narragansett (E sp.) mishcuppaûog)
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1. (noun) scup
flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States
2. (noun) porgy, scup
lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
3. (noun) scup, southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus
porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
4. (noun) scup, northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops
found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish
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1. (noun) scup
a swing
2. (noun) scup
a marine sparoid food fish (Stenotomus chrysops, or S. argyrops), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also porgee, paugy, porgy, scuppaug
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