warsaw grouper

noun war·saw grouper \ˈwȯr-(ˌ)sȯ-\

Definition of WARSAW GROUPER

: any of several large groupers; especially : one (Epinephelus nigritus) of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico —called also warsaw

warsaw modification of American Spanish guasa

First Known Use: 1949

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