Akademik

smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies

1. -s : any of several pompanos (as the longfin pompano and round pompano)

2.

a. -s : any of various butterfishes (as the California pompano) of the family Stromateidae

b. capitalized : a genus of butterfishes that includes the California pompano

/pal'euh met"euh/, n.

1. a pompano, Trachinotus goodei, of tropical and temperate Atlantic seas, having long, tapering fins.

2. any of several stromateid butterfishes.

[ < Sp, dim. of paloma dove < L palumbes; see -ET]