TARPON


Meaning of TARPON in English

[ 'tα:pɒn ]

■ noun a large tropical marine fish of herring-like appearance. [ Tarpon atlanticus (Atlantic) and Megalops cyprinoides (Indo-Pacific).]

Origin

C17: prob. from Du. tarpoen , perh. from a Central Amer. lang.

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