groper

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Groper \Grop"er\, n.
   One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or
   searches by feeling.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Grouper \Group"er\, n. [Corrupted fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf.
   {Garbupa}.] (Zool.)
   (a) One of several species of valuable food fishes of the
       genus {Epinephelus}, of the family {Serranid[ae]}, as the
       red grouper, or brown snapper ({Epinephelus morio}), and
       the black grouper, or warsaw ({Epinephelus nigritus}),
       both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
   (b) The tripletail ({Lobotes}).
   (c) In California, the name is often applied to the
       rockfishes. [Written also {groper}, {gruper}, and
       {trooper}.]
       [1913 Webster]
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