tarpon

/ˈtɑrpən/

/ˈtɑpɪn/

Other forms: tarpons

Definitions of tarpon

1. noun

   large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida
   synonyms: Tarpon atlanticus

   types:

   Elops saurus, ladyfish, tenpounder

   game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller

   type of:

   malacopterygian, soft-finned fish

   any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii