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Noun: tarpon  taa(r)-pun
  1. Large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
    "Tarpon fishing is a popular sport in the Florida Keys"; "Tarpon atlanticus fishing is a popular sport in the Florida Keys";
    - Tarpon atlanticus

Derived forms: tarpons

Type of: malacopterygian, soft-finned fish

Part of: genus Tarpon

Encyclopedia: Tarpon, Virginia