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Tarpon   /tˈɑrpən/   Listen
Tarpon

noun
1.
Large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida.  Synonym: Tarpon atlanticus.



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"Tarpon" Quotes from Famous Books



... which in turn is derived from flounce, a word which is lost in antiquity. Tarpon (and the form tarpum) may be an Indian word; while there is no doubt as to grouper coming from garrupa, a native Mexican name. Chubb (a form of cub) meant a chunky mass or lump, referring to the body of the fish. Shad is lost in sceadda, ...
— The Log of the Sun - A Chronicle of Nature's Year • William Beebe
... several giants of the sea which are regularly pursued by American anglers, chief among them being the tarpon (Tarpon atlanticus) and the tuna or tunny (Thunnus thynnus), which have been taken on rod and line up to 223 lb and 251 lb respectively. Jew-fish and black sea-bass of over 400 lb have been taken on rod and line, and there are many other fine sporting ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 • Various


Words linked to "Tarpon" :   Elops saurus, soft-finned fish, ladyfish, tenpounder, malacopterygian


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