■ noun ( plural same) a common porgy (fish) with faint dark vertical bars. [ Stenotomus chrysops .]
Origin
C19: from Narragansett mishcup , from mishe 'big' + cuppi 'close together' (because of the shape of the scales).
■ noun ( plural same) a common porgy (fish) with faint dark vertical bars. [ Stenotomus chrysops .]
Origin
C19: from Narragansett mishcup , from mishe 'big' + cuppi 'close together' (because of the shape of the scales).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004