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 plot itself isn’t extraordinary but the critters populating this forest wonderland are, from deer that have the DNA of trees (an enchanting image) to a rainbowed grouper with a dorsal fin (voiced by Cedric the Entertainer).
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The unlikely pair make friends with Boogle (Tracy Morgan), a grouper-like fish who says he’s spent a lifetime alone, which has given him time to swim all around The Valley.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Also downtown, Catch 110 offers a variety of seafood dishes featuring everything from grouper and snapper to Gulf shrimp, scallops, lobster and much more.
—Karon Warren, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Go with buttery scallops or fresh grouper encrusted in coconut for your entrée or opt for some sushi, like the sunset roll—tuna, avocado, octopus, shrimp tempura, and a spicy soy sauce.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
The unlikely pair make friends with Boogle (Tracy Morgan), a grouper-like fish who says he’s spent a lifetime alone, which has given him time to swim all around The Valley.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Also downtown, Catch 110 offers a variety of seafood dishes featuring everything from grouper and snapper to Gulf shrimp, scallops, lobster and much more.
—Karon Warren, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Go with buttery scallops or fresh grouper encrusted in coconut for your entrée or opt for some sushi, like the sunset roll—tuna, avocado, octopus, shrimp tempura, and a spicy soy sauce.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
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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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