Meaning Of The Word Tarpon
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Tarpon Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Tarpon?
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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