| 释义 |
grouper
I. grou·per \ˈgrüpə(r)\ noun
(plural groupers also grouper)
Etymology: Portuguese garoupa, probably of American Indian origin; akin to Galibi croupy, a species of fish
1. : any of numerous fishes of the family Serranidae especially of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca that are typically solitary bottom fishes of warm seas and sometimes attain immense size — compare cabrilla, hind
2. : tripletail
3. : any of several rockfishes (family Scorpaenidae)
II. group·er noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Oxford Group + English -er
: a member of the Oxford Group : buchmanite
III. grouper noun
: one of a group of unrelated people who share a rented house (as at the seashore) |