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scup  (skp)

n. pl. scup or scups

A porgy (Stenotomus chrysops) of the northern Atlantic coastal waters, important commercially as a food fish.

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[Short for Narragansett mishcùp.]

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scup [skʌp]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a common sparid fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic Also called northern porgy

[from Narraganset mishcup, from mishe big + kuppe close together; from the form of the scales]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scup - flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops, scup - found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
	2.	scup - lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States porgy 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
	3.	scup - porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus porgy - important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide porgy, scup - lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
	4.	scup - found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops porgy - important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide scup - flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States