Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atlantic tarpon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: at-lantic -tar-pon
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"1996, Marty Snyderman, Clay Wiseman, Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Aqua Quest Publications, page 161, Atlantic tarpon are among the most dramatic and unusual of all Caribbean fishes."
"It may look nothing like an eel, but the Atlantic tarpon is related to these ancient snakelike fish."
"It seems that any Atlantic tarpons found there could only be stragglers from Brazil."

Inflected Forms

Atlantic tarpons (plural)

Synonyms

silver king

Questions

What does atlantic tarpon mean?: 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.

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