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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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
When fishing for mutton snapper and grouper, Lemieux uses a bonito strip 6 to 8 inches long with a lot of meat on it.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The officers went into the water and found the grouper, which weighed more than 100 pounds, with the spear lodged in its body, Callender said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
There are also meaty grouper sandwiches, smoked tuna dip, and the Sand Blaster, a tangy mango daiquiri with a sweet blackberry layer and 151 floate.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
When fishing for mutton snapper and grouper, Lemieux uses a bonito strip 6 to 8 inches long with a lot of meat on it.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
The officers went into the water and found the grouper, which weighed more than 100 pounds, with the spear lodged in its body, Callender said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
There are also meaty grouper sandwiches, smoked tuna dip, and the Sand Blaster, a tangy mango daiquiri with a sweet blackberry layer and 151 floate.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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“Grouper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouper. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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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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