Thesaurus: porgy

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1. n. The scup.
2. n. The sailor's choice, or pinfish.
3. n. The margate fish.
4. n. The spadefish.
5. 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.
6. n. lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
7. n. important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide
8. (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.]
9. n. lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States n. important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide