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tarpon — [ tarpɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1907; mot angl., d o. i. ♦ Gros poisson marin très primitif (élopiformes) de l Atlantique tropical, recherché pour ses écailles. ● tarpon nom masculin (anglais tarpon) Grand poisson osseux primitif des eaux côtières et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
tarpon — /tahr peuhn/, n., pl. tarpons, (esp. collectively) tarpon. a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales. [1675 85; earlier tarpum, trapham … Universalium
tarpón — ► sustantivo masculino ZOOLOGÍA Pez clupeiforme de cuerpo alargado y comprimido y escamas plateadas, que es objeto de pesca deportiva. (Magalops atlanticus.) * * * Cualquiera de ciertos peces marinos (familia Megalopidae) que poseen el último… … Enciclopedia Universal
tarpon — /ˈtapɒn/ (say tahpon) noun (plural tarpon or tarpons) 1. in Australia, the oxeye herring. 2. a large fish, Tarpon atlanticus, of the warmer waters of the Atlantic, with compressed body and huge silvery scales. {origin uncertain; compare Dutch… …
tarpon — [ tα:pɒn] noun a large tropical marine fish of herring like appearance. [Tarpon atlanticus (Atlantic) and Megalops cyprinoides (Indo Pacific).] Origin C17: prob. from Du. tarpoen, perh. from a Central Amer. lang … English new terms dictionary
tarpon — n. 1 a large silvery fish, Tarpon atlanticus, common in the tropical Atlantic. 2 a similar fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of the Pacific ocean. Etymology: Du. tarpoen, of unkn. orig … Useful english dictionary
tarpon — [tär′pən, tär′pän΄] n. pl. tarpons or tarpon [< ?] any of a family (Megalopidae, order Elopiformes) of bony fishes; esp., a large, silvery game fish (Megalops atlanticus) with very large scales, found in the warmer parts of the W Atlantic … English World dictionary
tarpon — large fish (Megalops atlanticus) of the herring family, 1680s, probably from a Native American word. Also called jew fish … Etymology dictionary
Tarpon — Megalops Temporal range: Late Miocene to Present … Wikipedia
Tarpon de l'Atlantique — Megalops atlanticus Tarpon de l Atlantique … Wikipédia en Français
