Pompano definition

pŏmpə-nō
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Any of several marine carangid food fishes chiefly of the genus Trachinotus, especially T. carolinus of western Atlantic waters, having a silvery oblong body with a bluish back.
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A butterfish (Peprilus simillimus) of Pacific coastal waters of North America.
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Any of various edible, marine North American and West Indian jackfishes (esp. genus Trachinotus) with spiny fins and a widely forked tail.
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Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectris ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
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Peprilus simillimus, the Pacific pompano.
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Alternative Form of pompano - pampano

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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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