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Definition of Family Pomatomidae
1. Noun. Food and game fishes related to pompanos.
Exact synonyms: Pomatomidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Genus Pomatomus, Pomatomus
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Perciformes, Order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi
Member holonyms: Genus Pomatomus, Pomatomus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Pomatomidae
Literary usage of Family Pomatomidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1911)
"The bluefish (family Pomatomidae) is one of the valuable f<x>d fishes of our
Atlantic coast. It is a voracious, carnivorous fish, and apparently loves to ..."