palometa

[pal-uh-met-uh]

noun

a pompano, Trachinotus goodei, of tropical and temperate Atlantic seas, having long, tapering fins.
any of several stromateid butterfishes.

Origin of palometa

< Spanish, diminutive of paloma dove < Latin palumbēs; see -et

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This operation is performed by the aid of two or three teeth of a fish called the palometa, which bites fish-hooks in two.
The Conquest of the River Plate (1535-1555)
Ulrich Schmidt