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Definition of Pomfret

1. Noun. Deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food.

Definition of Pomfret

1. n. One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (S. niger, S. argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia.

Definition of Pomfret

1. Noun. A fish of family ''Bramidae'', consisting of eight genera and some twenty species. ¹

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Definition of Pomfret

1. a marine fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pomfret

1. One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (S. Niger, S. Argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia. A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji). Origin: Perhaps corrupt. Fr. Pg. Pampano a kind of fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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