Definition of scuppaug. Meaning of scuppaug. Synonyms of scuppaug

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word scuppaug. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word scuppaug and, of course, scuppaug synonyms and on the right images related to the word scuppaug.

Definition of scuppaug

scuppaug
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).
Scuppaug
Scuppaug Scup"paug, n. [Contr. fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog, pl. of mishcup.] (Zo["o]l.) See 2d Scup.

Meaning of scuppaug from wikipedia

- from Proto-Eastern Algonquian *sākimāw. Scup (definition) Shortened from scuppaug, which is from Narragansett mishcùppaûog. Shoepac (definition) From Unami...
- bream fish' (Stenotomus chrysops). Narragansett mishcup. Also appears as scuppaug. porgy, name for fishes of the family Sparidae, including scup, sheepshead...
- made it to the finals. frailejón Stakhanovite jabiru Tophet alloeostropha scuppaug kairos psithyrus marmennill holishkes emberizine quarrion alferez apophysitis...
- from M****achusett plural form [mishcu]paug) Stenotomus chrysops, 'scup,' 'scuppaug' or 'mischup' or mishcuppaug (muhskup) Tautoga onitis, 'tautog' Tautogolabrus...