tarpon
2
9.8
- noun
- /ˈtɑr.pən/
- US
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tarpon
- They didn't know anything about eating tarpon.
- a big tarpon
- tarpon fishing
- caught a tarpon
Examples
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On the right and left of the horizon are islands where the millionaires used to come by private railroad car for tarpon fishing in April.
Fiction book (1990) -
Most people around here don't like to eat tarpon.
Fiction book (1995) -
Never expected a tarpon today.
Fiction book (1995) -
There's some tarpon up here.
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It's a tarpon," yelled the captain from above me on the bridge.
Fiction book (1995) -
But it all seems distant, like those islands where pirates hid gold and rich men caught tarpon, mere thickenings of the horizon from this angle three feet above sea level.
Fiction book (1990) -
I saw barrels of tartar sauce, mountains of lemons, fried filets, ceviche, tarpon chowder in a washtub, minced-fish-and-onion cakes the size of basketballs.
Fiction book (1995) -
Sport fishers often seek tarpon for their impressive size and acrobatic leaps.
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During the fishing trip, we hooked a tarpon that jumped several feet in the air.
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In Florida's coastal waters, tarpon are known to be a challenging catch for anglers.
Synonyms
A large silvery fish that lives in warm Atlantic waters near the coast and fights hard when caught
Compounds
- Specialized
A large silvery fish that lives in warm Atlantic waters near the coast and fights hard when caught
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tarpon comes from a Spanish or Caribbean name that local fishermen used for this big coastal fish. That's why in English it still means the large, silvery game fish people travel to Florida to catch.