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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Snorkel with grunts, groupers, and eels, then unwind with a cold Belikin beer.
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Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
There is no grouper on the menu at BarkHaven, but there is a Grouper in the dog park.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
The dinner-only bar has a signature dish, red snapper, though the butternut fish and grouper in garlic sauce are superb.
—Mariette Williams, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
Moray eels and groupers peeked from their crevices.
—Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
There is no grouper on the menu at BarkHaven, but there is a Grouper in the dog park.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
The dinner-only bar has a signature dish, red snapper, though the butternut fish and grouper in garlic sauce are superb.
—Mariette Williams, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024
Moray eels and groupers peeked from their crevices.
—Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 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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