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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tarpum  \Tar"pum\,  n.  (Zo["o]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}. 

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