tarpon
noun
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
tarpons
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pluralof tarpon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"It greatly expands our knowledge of the evolutionary history of tarpons, and it preserves unique and unusual features in exquisite 3D detail," he says.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
That did not include more than 100 manatees statewide and an untold number of fish, as well as large animals such as sharks and tarpons.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2018
We would swim with the tarpons and snorkel the reefs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2018
As bites taper off, we pull anchor and head farther upstream, eyes out for telltale rolling of feeding tarpons.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2017
It won't be us who have to make Tom stay away from the tarpons, he wants to himself now.
From Elizabeth Visits America by Elinor Glyn
