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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
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.
Generic synonyms: Bream, Sea Bream
Specialized synonyms: Pagrus Pagrus, Red Porgy, Calamus Penna, Sheepshead Porgy, Northern Porgy, Northern Scup, Scup, Stenotomus Chrysops, Scup, Southern Porgy, Southern Scup, Stenotomus Aculeatus
Specialized synonyms: Pagrus Pagrus, Red Porgy, Calamus Penna, Sheepshead Porgy, Northern Porgy, Northern Scup, Scup, Stenotomus Chrysops, Scup, Southern Porgy, Southern Scup, Stenotomus Aculeatus
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
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