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palometa |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pompano \Pom"pa*no\, n. [Sp. p['a]mpano.] [Written also {pampano}.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus {Trachynotus}, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; -- called also {palometa}. Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano ({T. thomboides}) and the Carolina pompano ({T. Carolinus}) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast. 2. A California harvest fish ({Stromateus simillimus}), highly valued as a food fish. {Pompano shell} (Zo["o]l.), a small bivalve shell of the genus {Donax}; -- so called because eaten by the pompano. [Florida] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: palometa n : smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn: {California pompano}, {Palometa simillima}]
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