noun
found around rocky coasts or on reefs
• Syn: ↑Epinephelus adscensionis
• Hypernyms: ↑hind
• Member Holonyms: ↑Epinephelus, ↑genus Epinephelus
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noun : any of various spotted groupers commonly found about rocky coasts or reefs; especially : a common small form (Epinephelus adscensionis) of the tropical Atlantic and Mediterranean typically grayish green with red or red-brown spots and white blotches — compare hind
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a small, orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus adscensionis, inhabiting warm seas from North Carolina to Brazil, esp. in the West Indies, and fished as food.
[1865-70]
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rock hind,
a grouper found in tropical seas.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.