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porgy
por·gy P0450500 (pôr′gē)n. pl. porgy or por·gies 1. Any of various deep-bodied marine food fishes of the family Sparidae, especially Pagrus pagrus of Mediterranean and Atlantic waters.2. Any of various similar fishes.
[Alteration of Spanish and Portuguese pargo, both alteration of Latin phager, a kind of fish, from Greek phagros, sea bream; see bhag- in Indo-European roots.]porgy (ˈpɔːɡɪ) n, pl -gy or -gies1. (Animals) Also called: pogy any of various sparid fishes, many of which occur in American Atlantic waters. See also scup, sheepshead2. (Animals) any of various similar or related fishes[C18: from Spanish pargo, from Latin phager type of fish, from Greek phagros sea bream]por•gy (ˈpɔr gi)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) -gy, (esp. for kinds or species) -gies. any of various marine food fishes of the family Sparidae, having a deep body and large scales. [1715–25; porg(o), variant of pargo (< Sp or Portuguese < Latin pag(a)rus kind of fish < Greek págros, variant of phágros) + -y2] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  porgy - lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United Statesscupsouthern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus, scup - porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North Americasaltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food | | 2. | porgy - important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwidesea bream, bream - any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family SparidaePagrus pagrus, red porgy - food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and AmericaCalamus penna, sheepshead porgy - from Florida and Bahamas to Brazilnorthern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops, scup - found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfishsouthern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus, scup - porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America |
porgy
porgy (pôr`gē), common name for members of the Sparidae, a family of small-mouthed fishes with strong teeth adapted for crushing their food of shellfish and crustaceans. Porgies are found in warm and tropical coastal areas and are especially abundant in the Mediterranean and Red seas and in the West Indies. Best known of the North American species is the migratory porgy Stenotomus chrysops, found from the Carolinas to Cape Cod and called scup in New England, porgy in New York, and fair maid in the South. It is an excellent food fish. Common S of Chesapeake Bay is the sheepshead. The jolthead porgy, named for its habit of butting shellfish loose from rocks and pilings, is the largest (up to 10 lb/4.5 kg) of the family. In Europe the name porgy generally refers to the red porgy or seabream, Pagrus pagrus, a red fish with blue spots common in Mediterranean and Atlantic waters. Porgies are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Perciformes, family Sparidae.Porgyof Bess’s promiscuity with Crown. [Am. Opera: Gershwin, Porgy and Bess, Westerman, 555]See: Forgiveness
Porgycrippled Negro beggar of Catfish Row. [Am. Lit.: Porgy, Magill I, 764–766]See: Lameness
Porgymurders Crown, who tried to take Bess. [Am. Opera: Gershwin, Porgy and Bess, Westerman, 556]See: Murderporgy
Synonyms for porgynoun lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United StatesSynonymsRelated Words- southern porgy
- southern scup
- Stenotomus aculeatus
- scup
- saltwater fish
noun important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal watersRelated Words- sea bream
- bream
- Pagrus pagrus
- red porgy
- Calamus penna
- sheepshead porgy
- northern porgy
- northern scup
- Stenotomus chrysops
- scup
- southern porgy
- southern scup
- Stenotomus aculeatus
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