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porgy

por·gy [ páwrgee ] (plural por·gies or por·gy)


noun 
Definition:
 
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.

2. fish related to porgy: an ocean fish related to the porgy, with a similarly deep flat body. Family Sparidae.

3. unrelated fish like porgy: a fish that is similar to the porgy but unrelated, e.g. the menhaden

[Mid-17th century. Via Spanish, Portuguese pargo< Greek phagros "sea bream"]
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