ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pomfret

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈpɒm.fɹɪt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pomfret is a noun meaning A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.

Meaning

A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.

More Meanings

  1. Any in the genus Pampus (family Stromateidae) of butterfishes.
  2. A golden pomfret (Trachinotus blochii, family Carangidae).
  3. A black pomfret (Parastromateus niger, family Carangidae).

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Related dictionary entries include pomphret, bramid, fanfish, pomacentroid, pomatomid, pupfish.

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