pompano
(noun) any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
pompano
(noun) flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pompano (plural pompanos or pompanoes)
Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic. [from 16th c.]
(chiefly, US) An edible butterfish, Peprilus simillimus, the Pacific pompano. [from 19th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Pom"pa*no, n. Etym: [Sp. pƔmpano.] [Written also pampano.] (Zoƶl.)
1. Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus Trachynotus, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- called also palometa.
Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano (T. thomboides) and the Carolina pompano (T. Carolinus) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast.
2. A California harvest fish (Stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish. Pompano shell (Zoƶl.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Donax; -- so called because eaten by the pompano. [Florida]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
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