plural groupers also grouper
: any of numerous fishes (family Serranidae and especially genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca) that are typically large solitary bottom-dwelling fishes of warm seas and include important food fishes
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The Pier Burger is a favorite, amid a bounty of seafood options like a grouper sandwich and shrimp dinner.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Each group included a big blue octopus (Octopus cyanea) and multiple fish species, including blue and yellow goatfish, blacktip grouper, and lyretails.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Tips for Consuming Swai Swai has a mild flavor with a hint of sweetness similar to flounder, tilapia, and grouper.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, other species of fish, most often blacktip groupers (Epinephelus fasciatus), weren’t as helpful and seemed to be waiting for others to do the work.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
Each group included a big blue octopus (Octopus cyanea) and multiple fish species, including blue and yellow goatfish, blacktip grouper, and lyretails.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
Tips for Consuming Swai Swai has a mild flavor with a hint of sweetness similar to flounder, tilapia, and grouper.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, other species of fish, most often blacktip groupers (Epinephelus fasciatus), weren’t as helpful and seemed to be waiting for others to do the work.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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grouper
noun
grou·per
ˈgrü-pər 
plural groupers also grouper
: any of various mostly large fishes that live at the bottom of warm seas and are related to the sea basses
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