Hypertext Webster Gateway: "grouper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An edible fish ({Lobotes Surinamensis}) found in the warmer
parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and
middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery
gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and
anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail.
It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture
of fancy work. Called also, locally, {black perch},
{grouper}, and {flasher}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grouper \Group"er\, n. [Corrupted fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf.
{Garbupa}.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of several species of valuable food fishes of the
genus {Epinephelus}, of the family {Serranid[ae]}, as the
red grouper, or brown snapper ({E. morio}), and the black
grouper, or warsaw ({E. nigritus}), both from Florida and
the Gulf of Mexico.
(b) The tripletail ({Lobotes}).
(c) In California, the name is often applied to the
rockfishes. [Written also {groper}, {gruper}, and
{trooper}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
grouper
n 1: flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass
2: usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas
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