Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun porgy
2 senses of porgy
Sense 1
porgy, scup -- (lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States)
=> saltwater fish -- (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Sense 2
porgy -- (important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide)
=> sea bream, bream -- (any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae)