Definition of Pompano

Pom´pa`no
n.1.(Zool.) Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus Trachynotus, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; - called also palometa.
2.A California harvest fish (Stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish.
Pompano shell
(Zool.) a small bivalve shell of the genus Donax; - so called because eaten by the pompano.


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