palometa

palometa
    n 1: smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn:
         {palometa}, {California pompano}, {Palometa simillima}]
    

Palometa \Pa`lo*me"ta\, n. (Zool.)
   A type of pompano ({Palometa simillima}) that is smaller than
   the Florida pompano; it is common in West Indies. Called also
   the {California pompano}.

   Syn: California pompano, {Palometa simillima}.
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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.
      [Florida]
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