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- [tahr-puh n]
- /ˈtɑr pən/
- /ˈtɑː.pɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahr-puh n]
- /ˈtɑr pən/
Definitions of tarpon word
- noun plural tarpon a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales. 1
- noun tarpon variety of large fish 1
- noun tarpon a large silvery clupeoid game fish, Tarpon atlanticus, of warm Atlantic waters, having a compressed body covered with large scales: family Elopidae 0
- noun tarpon any similar related fish 0
- noun tarpon any of a family (Megalopidae, order Elopiformes) of bony fishes; esp., a large, silvery game fish (Megalops atlanticus) with very large scales, found in the warmer parts of the W Atlantic 0
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Origin of tarpon
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; earlier tarpum, trapham, terbum, of uncertain origin; compare Dutch tarpoen; words in various Indian languages of Central America (Miskito tapam, Sumo tahpam, Rama tā́pum, Paya ta’pam) probably ultimately < English
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Parts of speech for Tarpon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tarpon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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