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SCUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish
Synonyms:
northern porgy; northern scup; scup; Stenotomus chrysops
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scup" is a kind of...):
porgy (important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide)
Meronyms (parts of "scup"):
scup (flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
Synonyms:
scup; southern porgy; southern scup; Stenotomus aculeatus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("scup" is a kind of...):
porgy (important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide)
Meronyms (parts of "scup"):
porgy; scup (lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
Synonyms:
porgy; scup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("scup" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Holonyms ("scup" is a part of...):
scup; southern porgy; southern scup; Stenotomus aculeatus (porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("scup" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Holonyms ("scup" is a part of...):
northern porgy; northern scup; scup; Stenotomus chrysops (found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish)