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Definition of Northern porgy
1. Noun. Found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Northern Porgy
Literary usage of Northern porgy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"... but not to the same genus as the northern porgy, as the scup is sometimes called.
They are characterized by a deep, compressed body, humpbacked, ..."
2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"... but not to the same genus as the northern porgy, as the scup is sometimes called.
They are characterized by a deep, compressed body, humpbacked, ..."