☆ pom·pano (päm′pə nō′)
noun pl. -·no′ or -·nos′
any of various edible, marine North American and West Indian jack fishes (esp. genus Trachinotus) with spiny fins and a widely forked tail
Etymology: Sp pámpano, a kind of fish, tendril < L pampinus, tendril, young shoot
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