Tarpon

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)pÉ™n

Origin

Compare Dutch tarpoen. Suggestions that the term derives from a Native American term

Etymonline

are unlikely.

Dictionary.com

1910, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, edited by Frederick Webb Hodge, part 2

Full definition of tarpon

Noun

1. Any of several fishes of the family or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish.

Anagrams

• parton
• patron