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porgy /ˈpɔːɡi /noun (plural porgies)A deep-bodied fish related to the sea breams, which is typically silvery but sometimes changes to a blotched pattern. It usually lives in warm coastal waters.- Calamus and other genera, family Sparidae: many species.
However, it makes a good home for numerous pufferfish, porgies and sweetlips, and surgeonfish shoal in the open water nearby....- While deciding, we stared into the eyes of a striped bass, sea bass, porgy and red snapper.
- The porgy is a fine fish with firm and flaky flesh.
Origin Mid 17th century: alteration of Spanish and Portuguese pargo. Rhymes corgi |