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grouper.

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɹuːpə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

Where this word comes from

From Portuguese garoupa (“grouper”). Compare garrupa.

noun/ˈɡɹuːpə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation
  1. One who groups things.

  2. A groupie.

    dated
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kruppazder. Frankish *kruppbor. Vulgar Latin *cruppus Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. ▲ Italian gruppobor. English group Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English grouper From group + -er.

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