porgy
Atlantic coastal fish
Porgy is a silvery-finned fish common in Atlantic coastal waters, popular for sport fishing and eating.
The name covers several related species.
Porgy appears in the title of Gershwin's opera *Porgy and Bess*, where it's a character name rather than the fish.
Small Atlantic food fish
- sheepsheadStriped Atlantic food fish
- breamFreshwater pan fish
- snapperWarm-water food fish
- gruntLow guttural sound
pinfish · sea bream · bottom-dweller · finfish · gills · scales · fins · schooling
Cooked by dry heat
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- pan-friedCooked in shallow fat
- broiledCooked by radiant heat
- steamedHeated by vapor
poached · sautéed · fillet · seasoned · marinated · lemon · garlic · herbs
Nickname for Elizabeth
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- GershwinComposing brothers' surname
- spiritualRelating to the soul
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
folk opera · aria · libretto
One who casts lines
- sportfishingRecreational pursuit of fish
- hookCurved catching device
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- tackleGear or takedown
bait · chum · bottom-fishing · pier · surf casting · charter · catch · strike
scup
Small Atlantic food fish
- sheepsheadStriped Atlantic food fish
- breamFreshwater pan fish
- snapperWarm-water food fish
grunt · pinfish · sea bream · bottom-dweller · finfish · gills · scales · fins · schooling · spawning
baked
Cooked by dry heat
steamed · poached · sautéed · fillet · seasoned · marinated · lemon · garlic · herbs · olive oil
Bess
Nickname for Elizabeth
Charleston · folk opera · aria · libretto
angler
One who casts lines
- sportfishingRecreational pursuit of fish
- hookCurved catching device
- lineContinuous mark or queue
tackle · bait · chum · bottom-fishing · pier · surf casting · charter · catch · strike · reel
- fishcod, salmon, bass, perch, eels
- Atlantic fishAtlantic cod, Atlantic salmon, haddock, pollock, pollack
- food fishcod, salmon, tilapia, halibut, snapper
- Atlantic Fishingstriped bass, bluefish, flounder, cod, haddock
- coastal fishredfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish, flounder
- sea breamsea bream, seabream, bream, scup, pinfish
- Porgy and BessAmerican folk opera