Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
pore fungus | pore mushroom | pore over | poreblind | porer | Porgy | porifera | poriferan | poriferata | poriferous | poriform

Porgy

RELATED WORDS :


 : 
Noun
 : 
por=gy

CIDE DICTIONARY

Porgyn. [See Paugie.].
  •  The scup.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Any one of numerous sparoid food fishes, as the jolthead porgy, the sheepshead porgy (Calamus penna) of the West Indies, the grass porgy (Calamus arctifrons) of Florida, and the red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) of Europe.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Porgy, n. (pl. -ies) US any usu. marine fish of the family Sparidae, used as food. Also called sea bream.

Etymology
18th c.: orig. uncert.: cf. Sp. & Port. pargo

For further exploring for "Porgy" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #17: Navigate the Study Dictionary using word-wheel index or search box. [ALL]
created in 0.23 seconds
powered by bible.org