tarpon
Valid in Scrabble
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- 8
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Definition of tarpon
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish.
“You're a lucky guy to be eating anything right now. Instead you might easily be feeding the tunny fish and tarpon, to say nothing of the astronesthes and myctophids--”
“Donald Trump didn’t struggle to win the Florida town of Longboat Key in 2024. With a median age of 71.5 — only 6% of its residents are under 50 — it’s the sort of retirement community that built up his margin statewide. Think The Villages, but with better tarpon fishing.”
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Etymology
Compare Dutch tarpoen. Suggestions that the term derives from a Native American term are unlikely.
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