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Pompano \Pom"pa*no\, n. [Sp. p['a]mpano.] [Written also
{pampano}.] (Zool.)
1. 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}.
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Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are
highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano
({Trachynotus thomboides}) and the Carolina pompano
({Trachynotus Carolinus}) are the most common. Other
species occur on the Pacific coast.
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2. A California harvest fish ({Stromateus simillimus}),
highly valued as a food fish.
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{Pompano shell} (Zool.), a small bivalve shell of the genus
{Donax}; -- so called because eaten by the pompano.
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