Tarpon Definition

tärpən
tarpons
noun
tarpons
Any of a family (Megalopidae, order Elopiformes) of bony fishes; esp., a large, silvery game fish (Megalops atlanticus) with very large scales, found in the warmer parts of the W Atlantic.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Tarpon atlanticus

Other Word Forms of Tarpon

Noun

Singular:
tarpon
Plural:
tarpons

Origin of Tarpon

  • Compare Dutch tarpoen. Suggestions that the term derives from a Native American term are unlikely.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tarpon Sentence Examples

  • Fish abound; among the common kinds are the bunga (a sort of herring), skate, grey mullet and tarpon.

  • I caught a barracuda and then a king fish, but what I really wanted was a tarpon.

  • Jeri elected to try some revised trolling for the ' baby ' tarpon, and Sue accompanied Jaco to the beach.

  • He describes in a book how he caught numerous big tarpon on a river whose name no longer exists on Cuban maps.

  • We saw lots of marine life including tarpon, soft corals, rays and lots of big fish.

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