GROUPER


Meaning of GROUPER in English

( chiefly Austral./NZ also groper )

■ noun a large heavy-bodied fish of the sea bass family, found in warm seas. [ Epinephelus , Mycteroperca , and other genera: many species.]

Origin

C17: from Port. garoupa , prob. from a local term in South America.

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