scup
/skʌp/noun
(复同单)
1- a common porgy (fish) with faint dark vertical bars, occurring off the coasts of the northwest Atlantic黄色窄牙鲷, 大西洋鲷。
1.1
- Stenotomus chrysops, family Sparidae.拉丁名Stenotomus chrysops, 鲷科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Narragansett mishcup, from mishe 'big'+cuppi 'close together' (because of the shape of the scales).