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. A golden pomfret (Trachinotus blochii).
  4. A black pomfret (Parastromateus niger).

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