Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scup

4 senses of scup

Sense 1
scup -- (flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States)
       => saltwater fish -- (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)

Sense 2
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 3
scup, southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus -- (porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America)
       => porgy -- (important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide)

Sense 4
scup, northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops -- (found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish)
       => porgy -- (important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide)