tarpon
/ˈtɑːpɒn/noun
1- a large tropical marine fish of herring-like appearance大海鲢。
1.1
- Two species in the family Megalopidae: Tarpon atlanticus, a prized Atlantic game fish, and Megalops cyprinoides of the Indo-Pacific.大海鲢科中的2种:高质的可食性鱼类大西洋大海鲢, 和印度洋-太平洋地区的太平洋大海鲢。
词源
late 17th cent.: probably from Dutch tarpoen, perhaps from a Central American language.