kugtong

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kug‧tong
• IPA^(key): /kuɡˈtoŋ/ [kʊɡˈt̪oŋ]

Noun

kugtóng

1. (folklore) giant fish that can cause earthquakes by shaking islands from underneath
2. any of several fish species in the family Serranidae:
   1. white-edged lyretail (Variola albimarginata)
   2. slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus)
   3. two-banded soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum)
   4. any of several fishes in the genera Epinephelus, Plectropomus, and Cephalopholis