noun
smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies
• Syn: ↑palometa, ↑Palometa simillima
• Hypernyms: ↑butterfish, ↑stromateid fish, ↑stromateid
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Palometa
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nounUsage: usually capitalized C
: a Pacific coast butterfish (Palometa simillima) highly esteemed as food
Useful english dictionary. 2012.