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noun

Pompano n. (Written also pampano) (Zool.)

Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus Trachynotus, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; called also palometa. Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano (Trachynotus thomboides) and the Carolina pompano (Trachynotus Carolinus) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast.

A California harvest fish (Stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish.

Pompano shell (Zool.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Donax; so called because eaten by the pompano. (Florida)

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"Pompano" Quotes from Famous Books

... of a little fish, however, called a sand dab—he is a tiny, flounder-shaped titbit hailing from deep water; and for eating purposes he is probably the best fish that swims—better even than the pompano of the Gulf—and when you say that you are saying about all there is to be said for a fish. And the big crabs of the Pacific side are the hereditary princes of the crab family. They look like spread-eagles; and properly prepared they taste like Heaven. I often wonder ...

— Roughing it De Luxe • Irvin S. Cobb

... around to the northwest like a pompano skipping along the water in a shoal. Then for three days it blows like a railroad train, out of the north, and we all ...

— The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf • Captain Quincy Allen

Words linked to "Pompano" : Trachinotus falcatus, carangid fish, Trachinotus carolinus, Trachinotus, permit, saltwater fish, genus Trachinotus