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Definition of Pompano

1. Noun. Flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish.

2. Noun. Any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

Definition of Pompano

1. n. 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.

Definition of Pompano

1. Noun. Any of various fish, of the genera ''Trachinotus'', ''Parona'', or ''Zalocys'', from coastal parts of the North Atlantic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pompano

1. a marine food fish [n -NOS]

Medical Definition of Pompano

1. 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. 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, a small bivalve shell of the genus Donax; so called because eaten by the pompano. Origin: Sp. Pampano Alternative forms: pampano. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pompano

pomologically pomologies pomologist pomologists pomology pomona pomos pomp pompador pompadour

pompadoured pompadouring pompadours pompano (current term) pompanos pompatic pompatus pompelmous pompelmouses pompelo

pompelos pompeyed pompeying pompeys pompholyx pomphus pompier pompillion

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