garrupa

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garrupa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Garrupa \Gar*ru"pa\, n. [Prob. fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf.
     Grouper the fish.] (Zool.)
     One of several species of California market fishes, of the
     genus Sebastichthys; -- called also rockfish. See
     Rockfish.
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  Rockfish \Rock"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) Any one of several California scorpaenoid food fishes of
         the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish
         (Sebastichthys ruber). They are among the most
         important of California market fishes. Called also rock   cod
         , and garrupa.
     (b) The striped bass. See Bass.
     (c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda
         groupers of the genus Epinephelus.
     (d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch.
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     Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes.
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