Definition of Porgy

1. Noun. Lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States.

Exact synonyms: Scup
Group relationships: Scup, Southern Porgy, Southern Scup, Stenotomus Aculeatus
Generic synonyms: Saltwater Fish

2. Noun. Important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide.

Definition of Porgy

1. n. The scup.

2. n. Any one of numerous sparoid food fishes, as the jolthead porgy, the sheepshead porgy (Calamus penna) of the West Indies, the grass porgy (Calamus arctifrons) of Florida, and the red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) of Europe.

Definition of Porgy

1. a marine food fish [n -GIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Porgy

porcupine fish
porcupine provision
pore
pored
porer
porers
pores
pore fungus
pore mushroom
porge
porged
porges
porgie
porgies
porging
porgy (current term)
porier
poriest
porifer
Porifera
poriferal
poriferan
poriferans
poriferous
porifers
poriness
poring
poring over
porism
porisms

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