tarpon

noun

tar·pon ˈtär-pən

plural tarpon or tarpons

: a large silvery elongate bony fish (Megalops atlanticus of the family Megalopidae) that occurs especially in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and warm coastal waters of the Atlantic, reaches a length of about six feet (two meters), and is often caught for sport

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The monster threw himself into the air with the power of a tarpon and the speed of a rainbow trout. —

Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024 The pair divorced two years later and Gratia received the property, where, for the following years, the U.S. Department of Fisheries used the island to study tarpon. —

Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024 Robbie’s Marina of Islamorada Islamorada, mile marker 77.5 No trip through the Upper Keys is complete without a stop to feed the tarpon. —

Gwen Filosa, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024 Brings was fishing from the beach and had two lines out when the tarpon struck. —

Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 17 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for tarpon