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Atlantic tarpons

Atlantic tarpons is the plural of Atlantic tarpon.

Meaning of Atlantic tarpon

Noun

Atlantic tarpon (plural Atlantic tarpons or Atlantic tarpon)

  1. A ray-finned fish, of species Megalops atlanticus, that inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons and rivers about the Atlantic Ocean, typically in tropical and subtropical regions.
    • Atlantic tarpon are among the most dramatic and unusual of all Caribbean fishes.1996, Marty Snyderman, Clay Wiseman, Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Aqua Quest Publications, page 161
    Synonyms:
    silver king

Questions about Atlantic tarpons

What is Atlantic tarpons the plural of?
Atlantic tarpons is the plural of Atlantic tarpon.

Words near Atlantic tarpons in the dictionary

  1. Atlantic Standard Time Zone
  2. Atlantic sturgeon
  3. Atlantic surf clam
  4. Atlantic surf clams
  5. Atlantic tarpon
  6. Atlantic tarpons
  7. Atlantic Time
  8. Atlantic tomcod
  9. Atlantic tomcods
  10. Atlantic trumpetfish
  11. Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross

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