scup vs porgy

scup and porgy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scup	Yes	No	No	No
porgy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, porgy is a hypernym of scup; that is, porgy is a word with a broader meaning than scup:

scup: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America
porgy: important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide

As nouns, porgy is a hypernym of scup; that is, porgy is a word with a broader meaning than scup:

scup: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish
porgy: important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide

As nouns, scup and porgy are synonyms defined as:

scup and porgy: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States

scup (noun)	porgy (noun)
porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America	important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide
found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish	lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States
flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States