any of various sparid fishes, many of which occur in American Atlantic waters
See also scup, sheepshead
2.
any of various similar or related fishes
Word origin
C18: from Spanish pargo, from Latin phager type of fish, from Greek phagros sea bream
porgy in American English
(ˈpɔrgi)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈporgies or ˈporgy
1.
any of a family (Sparidae) of marine percoid food fishes having spiny fins and a wide body covered with large scales, as the scup, the pinfish, and the sheepshead
2.
any of various other fishes, as the menhaden
Word origin
prob. altered < Sp or Port pargo < L pagrus < Gr phagros, sea bream