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porgy
n.
type of fish found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Porgy
Porgy may refer to:
- Porgy (novel), a 1925 novel by DuBose Heyward
- Porgy (play), a 1927 play by Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward, from his novel
- Porgy (fish), the common name used in the United States for fishes in the family Sparidae
porgy
Noun
1. lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
(synonym) scup
(hypernym) saltwater fish
(part-holonym) scup, southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus
2. important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide
(hypernym) sea bream, bream
(hyponym) red porgy, Pagrus pagrus
Porgy
(n.)
The spadefish.
(n.)
The scup.
(n.)
The sailor's choice, or pinfish.
(n.)
The margate fish.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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