Pompano Definition

pŏmpə-nō
pompanos
noun
Any of various edible, marine North American and West Indian jackfishes (esp. genus Trachinotus) with spiny fins and a widely forked tail.
Webster's New World
A butterfish (Peprilus simillimus) of Pacific coastal waters of North America.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Pompano

Noun

Singular:
pompano
Plural:
pompanoes, pompanos

Origin of Pompano

  • American Spanish pámpano any of several kinds of fish from Spanish vine tendril, a kind of fish with golden markings from Latin pampinus vine tendril

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish

    From Wiktionary

Pompano Sentence Examples

  • Buffalo-fish, paddle-fish, cat-fish, drum, crappie, black bass, rock bass, German carp, sturgeon, pike, perch, eels, suckers and shrimp inhabit the waters of the Mississippi and its tributaries, and oysters, shrimp, trout, Spanish mackerel, channel bass, black bass, sheepshead, mullet, croakers, pompano, pin-fish, blue-fish, flounders, crabs and terrapin are obtained from the Mississippi Sound and the rivers flowing into it.

  • About 500 species of food fishes have been found, and common among them are the bangos or milkfish, the banak or mullet, mackerel, herring, anchovies, groupers, snappers, pompano, tarpon and bonito.

  • The king fish and tarpon are hunted for sport, while mullet, shad, redsnappers, pompano, trout, sheepshead and Spanish mackerel are of great economic value.

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