groupers

Variant of grouper

grouper definition

grou·per (gro̵̅o̅′pər)

noun pl. grouper -·per or groupers -·pers

any of several large sea basses (esp. genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca) found in warm seas

Etymology: Port garoupa < ? a South American Indian language

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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