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# grouper

noun (a grouper, groupers or grouper)

«grouper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A grouper is a big, heavy sea fish with a wide mouth that lives in warm seas, often near coral reefs and rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons groupers are reef fish; some, like the giant grouper, can grow longer than a person. Some groupers can change from female to male as they grow older. People catch and eat them, and some kinds are endangered from overfishing. In Australia some kinds are called «groper».

### Examples

- A huge grouper swam slowly past the divers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/#x1)
- The giant grouper can weigh as much as a small car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/#x2)
- Groupers hide in caves on the coral reef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/#x3)
- Dad ordered grilled grouper at the seafood restaurant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/#x4)
- Some groupers change from female to male. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/#x5)
- Overfishing has made some grouper rare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/#x6)

### Note

Plural: groupers, or grouper when talking about many as food or a catch. Not related to the word «group». In Australia and New Zealand, «groper» is used for some kinds.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grouper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grouper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grouper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grouper.html) on Mova free.