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scup

Syllabification: (scup)
Pronunciation: /skəp/
Definition of scup

noun (plural same)

  • a common porgy with faint dark vertical bars, occurring off the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
    • Stenotomus chrysops, family Sparidae

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Narragansett mishcup

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