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pompanos

pompanos is the plural of pompano.

Meaning of pompano

Noun

pompano (plural pompanos or pompanoes)

  1. Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
  2. (US) A Pacific pompano, an edible butterfish of species Peprilus simillimus.
    • Monsieur Ratignolle was prepared to take things seriously; the mets, the entre-mets, the service, the decorations, even the people. He looked up from his pompano and inquired of Arobin if he were related to the gentleman of that name who formed one of the firm of Laitner and Arobin, lawyers.1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening

Questions about pompanos

What is pompanos the plural of?
Pompanos is the plural of pompano.

Words near pompanos in the dictionary

  1. pompadouring
  2. pompadours
  3. pompano
  4. Pompano Beach
  5. pompanoes
  6. pompanos
  7. Pompapiel
  8. Pompas
  9. pompatic
  10. pompatus
  11. Pompe disease

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