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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An edible fish ({Lobotes Surinamensis}) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work Called also locally, {black perch}, {grouper}, and {flasher}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grouper \Group"er\, n. [Corrupted fr Pg garupa crupper. Cf {Garbupa}.] (Zo["o]l.) a One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus {Epinephelus}, of the family {Serranid[ae]}, as the red grouper, or brown snapper ({E. morio}), and the black grouper, or warsaw ({E. nigritus}), both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. b The tripletail ({Lobotes}). c In California, the name is often applied to the rockfishes. [Written also {groper}, {gruper}, and {trooper}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grouper n 1: flesh of lean-fleshed fish similar to sea bass 2: usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas
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