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noun
A common sparoid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of temperate regions of the Atlantic coast of North America; the porgy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A swing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dialectal
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noun
found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: porgy
noun
porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: porgy
noun
lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: porgy
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Broader terms: saltwater fish
noun
flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: saltwater fish
History
Shortened form of Narragansett mishcùp (“porgy”) or its plural mishcùppaûog. The singular was also borrowed as mishcup, while another shortening of the plural yields the synonym paugie. The word was also borrowed as scuppaug.
From Dutch schop.
Across languages
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