About The Word Pomfret
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Pomfret
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What's The Definition Of Pomfret?
[n] deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of North Atlantic and North Pacific; valued for food
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pomfret: Brama raii Related Terms | Find terms related to Pomfret: See Also | Brama | bream | genus Brama | sea bream Pomfret In Webster's Dictionary \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind
of fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the
genus {Stromateus} ({S. niger}, {S. argenteus}) native of
Southern Europe and Asia.
(b) A marine food fish of Bermuda ({Brama Raji}).
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