释义 |
groper I. grop·er \-pə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: grope (I) + -er : one that gropes II. gro·per noun (-s) Etymology: modification of Portuguese garoupa — more at grouper 1. : one of several groupers: as a. : a very large voracious and dangerous fish (Promicrops lanceolatus) of tropical Indo-Pacific waters b. : a food fish (Polyprion oxygeneios) of southern seas 2. : a large Australian and Tasmanian labrid food fish (Achoerodus gouldii) having two well-marked color phases of purplish blue and red |