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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scup \Scup\, n. [D. schop.] A swing. [Local, U.S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr mishe-kuppi large thick-scaled.] (Zo["o]l.) A marine sparoid food fish ({Stenotomus chrysops}, or {S. argyrops}), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night and when dead. Called also {porgee}, {paugy}, {porgy}, {scuppaug}. Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied Southern species. ({Stenotomus Gardeni}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scup n 1: flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States 2: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: {porgy}] 3: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America [syn: {southern porgy}, {southern scup}, {Stenotomus aculeatus}] 4: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: {northern porgy}, {northern scup}, {Stenotomus chrysops}]
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