tarpon
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tarpon
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)pən
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Compare Dutch tarpoen. Suggestions that the term derives from a Native American term are unlikely.
noun tarpons · tarpon
- 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--
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Talk about this word "tarpon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tarpon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tarpon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tarpon "tarpon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tarpon.Cite this
@misc{tarpon_2026,
title = {tarpon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tarpon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
