noun
definition
Any of several fish of the family Sparidae; the sea bream.
Examples of porgy in a Sentence
In America the name bream is commonly given to the golden shiner minnow (Abramis chrysoleucus), to the pumpkin-seed sunfish (Eupomotis gibbosus), and to some kinds of porgy (Sparidae).
It was the uniquely authoritative voice of Nina Simone, however, which succeeded in making I Loves You Porgy such a pivotal song.
Try your hand at catching yellowtail snapper, grouper, porgy or any member of the fierce fighting jack family.
As the third season of the hugely popular U.K. show progressed, judges and critics alike were still not convinced that Lewis had what it took to become a star, that is, until her performance of the Porgy and Bess classic, Summertime.
He would use his singing talents in tandem with his dancing quite often, whether performing numbers from Porgy and Bess in the movies or on the floorboards of the Great White Way.