tarpum

English

Etymology

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Noun

tarpum (plural tarpums)

A large marine fish (Megalops atlanticus) of the southern United States and the West Indies, with large silvery scales.

Synonyms

(Megalops atlanticus): sabalo, savanilla, silverfish, silverking/silver king, tarpon

References

Megalops atlanticus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Megalops atlanticus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Megalops atlanticus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“tarpum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.. Note the apparent misspelling of the genus name.

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