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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Ulloa was among dozens of men that day who boarded their small glass-fiber boats in groups of three, armed with nets and lines to hunt for tuna, snapper and groupers to bring back and sell in Caracas.
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Andrew Raine, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Menu items range from fresh Gulf grouper and Cioppino to veal chops and roasted duckling.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The one-Michelin-star kitchen highlights Cantonese dishes, from Xing grouper steamed in lotus leaves to a too-pretty-to-eat tofu chrysanthemum flower.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Rates spiked during busy fishing periods such as red snapper and grouper season openings.
—Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Raine, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Menu items range from fresh Gulf grouper and Cioppino to veal chops and roasted duckling.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
The one-Michelin-star kitchen highlights Cantonese dishes, from Xing grouper steamed in lotus leaves to a too-pretty-to-eat tofu chrysanthemum flower.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Rates spiked during busy fishing periods such as red snapper and grouper season openings.
—Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
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grouper
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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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