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Answer for the clue "A porgy ", 4 letters:
scup

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: porgy ] porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America [syn: ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A fish, (taxlink Stenotomus chrysops species noshow=1) ; the porgy. Etymology 2 n. (context US dialect English) A swing.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr. mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zo["o]l.) A marine sparoid food fish ( Stenotomus chrysops , or S. argyrops ), common on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It appears bright silvery when ...

Usage examples of scup.

The ducks that swam in the sea, coots and scups and the like, tasted like the worst of fish and fowl combined.