First Known Use: 1671
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grouper
noun grou·per \ˈgrü-pər\
: a large fish that lives at the bottom of warm seas
plural groupers also grouper
Full Definition of 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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Origin of GROUPER
Portuguese garoupa
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