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porgy

 

  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sailor  \Sail"or\,  n. 
  One  who  follows  the  business  of  navigating  ships  or  other 
  vessels;  one  who  understands  the  practical  management  of 
  ships;  one  of  the  crew  of  a  vessel;  a  mariner;  a  common 
  seaman. 
 
  Syn:  Mariner;  seaman;  seafarer. 
 
  {Sailor's  choice}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  An  excellent  marine  food  fish  ({Diplodus,  or  Lagodon, 
  rhomboides})  of  the  Southern  United  States;  --  called 
  also  {porgy},  {squirrel  fish},  {yellowtail},  and 
  {salt-water  bream}. 
  b  A  species  of  grunt  ({Orthopristis,  or  Pomadasys 
  chrysopterus}),  an  excellent  food  fish  common  on  the 
  southern  coasts  of  the  United  States;  --  called  also 
  {hogfish},  and  {pigfish}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Scup  \Scup\,  n.  [Contr.  fr  American  Indian  mishc[`u]p,  fr 
  mishe-kuppi  large  thick-scaled.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  marine  sparoid  food  fish  ({Stenotomus  chrysops},  or  {S. 
  argyrops}),  common  on  the  Atlantic  coast  of  the  United 
  States.  It  appears  bright  silvery  when  swimming  in  the 
  daytime,  but  shows  broad  blackish  transverse  bands  at  night 
  and  when  dead.  Called  also  {porgee},  {paugy},  {porgy}, 
  {scuppaug}. 
 
  Note:  The  same  names  are  also  applied  to  a  closely  allied 
  Southern  species.  ({Stenotomus  Gardeni}). 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Porgy  \Por"gy\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  Any  one  of  numerous  sparoid  food  fishes,  as  the  jolthead 
  porgy,  the  sheepshead  porgy  ({Calamus  penna})  of  the  West 
  Indies,  the  grass  porgy  ({Calamus  arctifrons})  of  Florida, 
  and  the  red  porgy  ({Pagrus  pagrus})  of  Europe. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spadefish  \Spade"fish`\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  An  American  market  fish  ({Ch[ae]todipterus  faber})  common  on 
  the  southern  coasts;  --  called  also  {angel  fish},  {moonfish}, 
  and  {porgy}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Porgy  \Por"gy\,  n.;  pl  {Porgies}.  [See  {Paugie}.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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}.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  porgy 
  n  1:  lean  flesh  of  fish  found  in  warm  waters  of  southern  Atlantic 
  coast  of  the  United  States  [syn:  {scup}] 
  2:  important  deep-bodied  food  and  sport  fish  of  warm  and 
  tropical  coastal  waters;  found  worldwide




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