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Pomfret
Pom′fret
,Noun.
[Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg.
pampano
a kind of fish.] (Zool.)
(a)
One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus
Stromateus
(Stromateus niger
, Stromateus argenteus
) native of Southern Europe and Asia. (b)
A marine food fish of Bermuda (
Brama Raji
). Definition 2024
pomfret
pomfret
English
Noun
pomfret (plural pomfret or pomfrets)
- A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
- Several species of butterfishes in the genus Pampus.
Derived terms
Translations
fish of family Bramidae
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