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porgy

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por·gy  (pôrg)
n. pl. porgy or por·gies
1. Any of various deep-bodied marine food fishes of the family Sparidae, especially a common species Pagrus pagrus of Mediterranean and Atlantic waters.
2. Any of several fishes similar to the porgy.

[Alteration of Spanish and Portuguese pargo, both alteration of Latin phager, a kind of fish, from Greek phagros, sea bream; see bhag- in Indo-European roots.]

porgy [ˈpɔːgɪ]
n pl -gy, -gies
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called pogy any of various sparid fishes, many of which occur in American Atlantic waters See also scup, sheepshead
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar or related fishes
[from Spanish pargo, from Latin phager type of fish, from Greek phagros sea bream]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.porgyporgy - lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus, scup - porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
2.porgy - important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide
sea bream, bream - any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
Pagrus pagrus, red porgy - food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America
Calamus penna, sheepshead porgy - from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil
northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops, scup - found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish
southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus, scup - porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America


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