Meanings
nounred porgy (plural red porgies)
plural red porgies
- Pagrus pagrus, the common seabream, of the Atlantic, Caribbean and Mediterranean.
- Pagrus major, the red seabream, of the Western Pacific Ocean.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfood fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America
Similar
Pagrus pagrus
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek φάγρος
- φάγρος (phágros)Pagrus pagrus
Basque txelba arrunta
- txelba arruntaPagrus pagrus
Catalan pagre, pargo (Tortosa, Castelló)
- pagrePagrus pagrus
- pargo (Tortosa, Castelló)Pagrus pagrus
- pagraPagrus pagrus
- pàgueraPagrus pagrus
Czech pražman obecný
- pražman obecnýPagrus pagrus
Finnish pargo, punahammasahven
- pargoPagrus pagrus
- punahammasahvenPagrus major
French pagre commun, pagre rouge
- pagre communPagrus pagrus
- pagre rougePagrus pagrus
German Gemeine Meerbrasse
- Gemeine MeerbrassePagrus pagrus
Italian pagro
- pagroPagrus pagrus
Japanese 真鯛
- 真鯛 (madai)Pagrus major
Portuguese pargo, calunga
- pargoPagrus pagrus
- calungaPagrus pagrus
Spanish pargo común
- pargo comúnPagrus pagrus
Turkish mercan balığı
- mercan balığıPagrus pagrus
Cite this entry
APA
red porgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20porgy
MLA
“red porgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20porgy. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “red porgy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red%20porgy.
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