PORGY

porgy

(noun) important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide

porgy, scup

(noun) lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

porgy (plural porgies)

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the sea bream.

In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).

Anagrams

• gropy

Source: Wiktionary


Por"gy, n.; pl. Porgies. Etym: [See Paugie.] (Zoöl.) (a) The scup. (b) The sailor's choice, or pinfish. (c) The margate fish. (d) The spadefish. (e) Any one of several species of embiotocoids, or surf fishes, of the Pacific coast. The name is also given locally to several other fishes, as the bur fish. [Written also porgee, porgie, and paugy.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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