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Word entry · 6 letters

tarpon

Best crossword clue

"Silver sport fish"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPart of speech nounSorted anoprtStarts with TEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2A3R4P5O6N

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Definitions

  1. large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida

Word origin

Compare Dutch tarpoen. Suggestions that the term derives from a Native American term are unlikely.

Used in a sentence

  • You're a lucky guy to be eating anything right now. Instead you might easily be feeding the tunny fish and tarpon, to say nothing of the astronesthes and myctophids--

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Silver sport fish6 letters
02Large game fish6 letters

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