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| por·gy [ páwrgee ] (plural por·gies or por·gy) |
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1. sea food fish: an ocean food fish that has a deep flat body with large scales. Native to: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Latin name Pagrus pagrus.
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2. fish related to porgy: an ocean fish related to the porgy, with a similarly deep flat body. Family Sparidae.
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3. unrelated fish like porgy: a fish that is similar to the porgy but unrelated, e.g. the menhaden
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| [Mid-17th century. Via Spanish, Portuguese pargo< Greek phagros "sea bream"] |
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