Home › Words › S › scuppaugscuppaugscuppaug · noun — A fish: the scup.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, scuppaug ranks #16,849 of 42,862 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom the Narragansett term mishcùppaûog, actually a plural, the singular being mishcùp(p), whence mishcup. Compare scup, paugie.nounA fish: the scup.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.scuppet 61% match — A shovel. vs scuppaug →scad 60% match — Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic. vs scuppaug →scalloper 59% match — A scallop fisher. vs scuppaug →padle 59% match — A lumpsucker or lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). vs scuppaug →scombrid 58% match — Any fish of the family Scombridae. vs scuppaug →cigarfish 58% match — Any of several scad, but especially Decapterus macarellus vs scuppaug →sculpin 57% match — A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools. vs scuppaug →pogge 56% match — A scorpaeniform fish native to the waters of northern Europe, Agonus cataphractus vs scuppaug →