grouper

noun

grou·​per ˈgrü-pər How to pronounce grouper (audio)
plural groupers also grouper
: any of numerous fishes (family Serranidae and especially genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca) that are typically large solitary bottom-dwelling fishes of warm seas and include important food fishes

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Out in the deeper channel and above the seagrass beds cruise green and loggerhead turtles, Nassau groupers, nurse sharks, and southern stingrays. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 Come for live music on the weekends and make sure to start with Cortez Seafood Chowder, packed with grouper and shrimp plus leeks, potatoes, and okra. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 July 2026 In the 1950s, people were hooking mammoth groupers, marine goliaths that could be six feet in length. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Snakehead fillets, conversely, have a texture much more similar to saltwater species like snapper and grouper. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for grouper

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Portuguese garoupa

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grouper was in 1615

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grouper

noun
grou·​per ˈgrü-pər How to pronounce grouper (audio)
plural groupers also grouper
: any of various mostly large fishes that live at the bottom of warm seas and are related to the sea basses

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