Pomfret \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind of fish.] (Zool.) (a) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus {Stromateus} ({Stromateus niger}, {Stromateus argenteus}) native of Southern Europe and Asia. (b) A marine food fish of Bermuda ({Brama Raji}). [1913 Webster]