tarpon

English

Etymology

Compare Dutch tarpoen. Suggestions that the term derives from a Native American term[1] are unlikely.[2][3]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)pən

Noun

tarpon (plural tarpons or tarpon)

  1. Any of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish.

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References

  1. ↑ “tarpon” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
  2. ↑ “tarpon” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ↑ 1910, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, part 2

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