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Definition of Scup

1. Noun. Flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States.

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

3. Noun. Porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America.

4. Noun. Found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish.

Definition of Scup

1. n. A swing.

2. n. 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.

Definition of Scup

1. Noun. A fish, ''Stenotomus chrysops'', the porgy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scup

1. a marine food fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Scup

1. 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. The same names are also applied to a closely allied Southern species. (Stenotomus Gardeni). Origin: Contr. Fr. American Indian mishcup, fr. Mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scup

scuncheons scundered scunge scunged scunges scungier scungiest scungilli scungillis scunging

scungy scunner scunnered scunnering scunners scup (current term) scuppaug scuppaugs scupper scuppered

scuppering scuppernong scuppernongs scuppers scuppie scuppies scups scur scurfier

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