tarponn.

/ˈtɑːpɒn/

Forms: 1600s tarpom, 1700s tarpoen, 1800s tarpum, 1800s tarpon.

Etymology: So Dutch tarpoen: origin not ascertained.

The Jew-fish, Megalops atlanticus, a giant representative of the herring tribe found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic: see jewfish n. and Elops n. Sometimes extended to the East Indian species M. cyprinoides ( M. thrissoides).

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Elopiformes > member of family Megalopidae

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tarpon1699

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1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 92 Of these they make Nets for Fishing, but only for great Fish as Tarpoms, or the like.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. i. 12 The Tarpom is a large scaly Fish, shaped much like a Salmon, but somewhat flatter..with Scales as big as a Half Crown.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. 229 A large fish..called tarpoen..which is white, about 2 feet 6 inches.

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 406 The sailors' name for this fish,..is ‘Tarpum’ or ‘Tarpon’.

1901 Scotsman 4 Oct. 5/1 The largest tarpon ever captured..weighed 205 lb., and measured 8 ft. and 2 in. in length.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

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1887 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 22 June 2/6 Tarpon fishing is not half so exciting as catching man-eating sharks with a hand-line.

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 412 Tugging at a tarpum-line in the Gulf of Mexico.

1895 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 281 He has made a special study of tarpon-tackle during his annual visits to the best tarpon-waters.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tarpon
释义	tarponn. /ˈtɑːpɒn/ Forms: 1600s tarpom, 1700s tarpoen, 1800s tarpum, 1800s tarpon. Etymology: So Dutch tarpoen: origin not ascertained. The Jew-fish, Megalops atlanticus, a giant representative of the herring tribe found in the warmer waters of the western Atlantic: see jewfish n. and Elops n. Sometimes extended to the East Indian species M. cyprinoides ( M. thrissoides). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > subdivision Teleostei > [noun] > order Elopiformes > member of family Megalopidae ox-eyea1642 tarpon1699 megalops1834 savanilla1884 sabalo1889 silver king1889 megalopine1890 1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 92 Of these they make Nets for Fishing, but only for great Fish as Tarpoms, or the like. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. i. 12 The Tarpom is a large scaly Fish, shaped much like a Salmon, but somewhat flatter..with Scales as big as a Half Crown. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. 229 A large fish..called tarpoen..which is white, about 2 feet 6 inches. 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 406 The sailors' name for this fish,..is ‘Tarpum’ or ‘Tarpon’. 1901 Scotsman 4 Oct. 5/1 The largest tarpon ever captured..weighed 205 lb., and measured 8 ft. and 2 in. in length. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1887 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 22 June 2/6 Tarpon fishing is not half so exciting as catching man-eating sharks with a hand-line. 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 412 Tugging at a tarpum-line in the Gulf of Mexico. 1895 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 281 He has made a special study of tarpon-tackle during his annual visits to the best tarpon-waters. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1699
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