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views updated May 11 2018por·gy / ˈpôrgē/ •
n. (pl. same or -ies) a deep-bodied fish (Calamus and other genera) of the sea bream family, typically silvery but sometimes changing to a blotched pattern.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
porgy
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views updated May 18 2018porgy American term for various food and game fish of the
sea bream family, including
Pagrus (red porgy) and
Senostomus spp. See also
scup.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
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views updated May 14 2018 A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY