tarpon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tarpon	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tarpon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tarpon n large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida Synonym(s): tarpon, Tarpon atlanticus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tarpon \Tar"pon\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tarpum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tarpum \Tar"pum\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A very large marine fish ({Megapolis Atlanticus}) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. It often becomes six or more feet in length, and has large silvery scales. The scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in fancywork. Called also {tarpon}, {sabalo}, {savanilla}, {silverfish}, and {jewfish}.