pomfret

See also: Pomfret

English
Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama), family Bramidae
silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus)

Etymology

Perhaps derived from Portuguese pampano, a kind of fish.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒm.fɹɪt/

Noun

pomfret (plural pomfret or pomfrets)

  1. A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
  2. Any of several species of butterfishes in the genus Pampus.
  3. The golden pomfret, Trachinotus blochii.
  4. The black pomfret, Parastromateus niger.

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