scup

Definitions


[skʌp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a common porgy (fish) with faint dark vertical bars, occurring off the coasts of the north-west Atlantic


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Narragansett mishcup, from mishe ‘big’ + cuppi ‘close together’ (because of the shape of the scales)




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