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noun

Pompano n. (Written also pampano) (Zool.)

Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus Trachynotus, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; called also palometa. Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano (Trachynotus thomboides) and the Carolina pompano (Trachynotus Carolinus) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast.

A California harvest fish (Stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish.

Pompano shell (Zool.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Donax; so called because eaten by the pompano. (Florida)

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"Pompano" Quotes from Famous Books

... Geoffrey, earnestly, "don't fail to lunch at the Hotel Cte d'Azur. They give you the most amazing selection of hors d'oeuvres you ever saw. Crayfish as big as baby lobsters! And there's a fish—I've forgotten it's name, it'll come back to me—that's just like the Florida pompano. Be careful to have it broiled, not fried. Otherwise you lose the flavour. Tell the waiter you must have it broiled, with melted butter and a little parsley and some plain boiled potatoes. It's really astonishing. ...

— A Damsel in Distress • Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

... Congdon. He had spent a jolly morning, he announced. Not in years had he enjoyed himself so hugely. He delivered a lecture on fish only to celebrate in sonorous periods the humble perch, scorned by epicures. It was the most delectable of all the finny genus, superior even to the pompano. Congdon, first irritated by the Governor's volubility, was soon laughing at his whimsical speeches and by the time they moved to the narrow veranda to smoke he was both puzzled and amused. Archie had been with the Governor so constantly and was so familiar with his tangential mental processes ...

— Blacksheep! Blacksheep! • Meredith Nicholson

Words linked to "Pompano" : Trachinotus carolinus, Trachinotus falcatus, carangid fish, Trachinotus, Florida pompano