tarpum
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English
Etymology
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Noun
tarpum (plural tarpums)
- A large marine fish (Atlantic tarpon), of species Megalops atlanticus, of the southern United States and the West Indies, with large silvery scales.
Synonyms
- (Megalops atlanticus): sabalo, savanilla, silverfish, silverking/silver king, tarpon
References
Megalops atlanticus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Megalops atlanticus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Megalops atlanticus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - “tarpum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.. Note the apparent misspelling of the genus name.
