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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While its striking vertical walls and massive submerged stalactites remained a major draw, divers also began documenting the varied marine life that inhabits the sinkhole, including Caribbean reef sharks, giant groupers and other deep-sea species that navigate its depths.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The seafood display counter showed cod, conch, corvina, grouper and shrimp on ice.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Published on January 17, 2025 A selection from the menu
Tuna tartine
St. Augustine burger
Shrimp and grits
Coq au vin
Blackened grouper
Creme brulee
Eclair
Beignets
Walk in the Park
The dining room
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Tori Latham
Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Florida’s Lionfish Problem Lionfish are ravenous, invasive, predatory fish that have taken up residence in the waters around the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast, feeding on grouper, snapper, and other gamefish species in the area.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The seafood display counter showed cod, conch, corvina, grouper and shrimp on ice.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
Published on January 17, 2025 A selection from the menu
Tuna tartine
St. Augustine burger
Shrimp and grits
Coq au vin
Blackened grouper
Creme brulee
Eclair
Beignets
Walk in the Park
The dining room
Authors
Tori Latham
Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
Florida’s Lionfish Problem Lionfish are ravenous, invasive, predatory fish that have taken up residence in the waters around the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast, feeding on grouper, snapper, and other gamefish species in the area.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Grouper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouper. Accessed 30 Apr. 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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