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Porgy vs Pogy - What's the difference?

porgy | pogy |

As nouns the difference between porgy and pogy

is that porgy is any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the sea bream while pogy is menhaden fish.

porgy

English

Noun

(porgies)
  • Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the sea bream.
  • # In particular, the scup (paugie).

    • References

    pogy

    English

    Noun

    (pogies)
  • menhaden (fish)

    • Usage notes

    * Pogy'' is often confused with ''porgy , and therefore incorrectly applied to various fishes. (Webster 1913)