1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Tarpon

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Any of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish (Megalops atlanticus) of Atlantic coastal waters.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as tarpum.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A large game-fish of the family Elopidæ and subfamily Megalopinæ (which see), specifically Megalops atlanticus, also called jewfish.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida

Word Usage

"For example, it probably does no damage to a 10 - or 15-pound snook or barracuda, but a 100-pound tarpon is another matter."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

malacopterygian soft-finned fish

Variant

tarpum

Hyponym

ten-pounder elops saurus ladyfish

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

sharpen

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

marlin klatha longline bullfiddle offthe gefilte place narwhale holo-room diatom