grouper

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹuːpə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese garoupa (“grouper”). Compare garrupa. ==== Noun ==== grouper (plural groupers or grouper) Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas. ===== Alternative forms ===== groper (Australia, New Zeland) grooper (archaic) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Russian: гру́пер (grúper) ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== Epinephelinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Epinephelinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Epinephelinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Etymology 2 === From group +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== grouper (plural groupers) One who groups things. (dated) A groupie. === Anagrams === grupero, regroup == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁu.pe/ === Verb === grouper to group (to put together to form a group) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== regrouper dégrouper groupement === Further reading === “grouper”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012