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, 2001–2019.
  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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