scup

 
Pronunciation: /skʌp/

noun (plural )

  • a common porgy (fish) with faint dark vertical bars, occurring off the coasts of the north-west Atlantic.
    • Stenotomus chrysops, family Sparidae

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Narragansett mishcup, from mishe 'big' + cuppi 'close together' (because of the shape of the scales)