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Meaning of Porgy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɔːɡi

Definitions

  1. Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.
  2. In particular, the scup (paugie, Stenotomus chrysops).

Equivalents

العربية البغروس - نوع من الأسماك
Suomi hammasahven
日本語 鯛

Examples

“Cooper’s was also a fishmonger, with rows of porgies, snapper, and flounder on ice that slowly melted and dribbled pink water into white buckets.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Pori poribacterium poricide porifer poriferan poriferasterol

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