Noun
- 1. scup, saltwater fish
- usage: flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States
- 2. porgy, scup, saltwater fish
- usage: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
- 3. scup, southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus, porgy
- usage: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
- 4. scup, northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops, porgy
- usage: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish
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