scuppaug

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.
   mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.)
   A marine sparoid food fish ({Stenotomus chrysops}, or
   {Stenotomus 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}.
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   Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied
         Southern species ({Stenotomus Gardeni}).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scuppaug \Scup"paug\, n. [Contr. fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog,
   pl. of mishcup.] (Zool.)
   See 2d {Scup}.
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