GROUPER


Meaning of GROUPER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrü-pər ]

noun

( plural groupers also grouper )

Etymology: Portuguese garoupa

Date: 1671

: any of numerous fishes (family Serranidae and especially genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca ) that are typically large solitary bottom-dwelling fishes of warm seas and include important food fishes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.