Meaning Of The Word Tarpon

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tarpon in American English
any of a family (Megalopidae, order Elopiformes) of bony fishes; esp., a large, silvery game fish ( Megalops atlanticus) with very large scales, found in the warmer parts of the W Atlantic
noun: a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales

tarpon in British English
noun: a large silvery clupeoid game fish, Tarpon atlanticus, of warm Atlantic waters, having a compressed body covered with large scales: family Elopidae

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