pomfret

English

Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama), family Bramidae

silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus)

Etymology

Perhaps derived from Portuguese pampano, a kind of fish.

Noun

pomfret (plural pomfret or pomfrets)

A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
Several species of butterfishes in the genus Pampus.

Derived terms

Translations

fish of family Bramidae

Finnish: pomfretti (fi)

Russian: морско́й лещ m (morskój lešč)

See also

sea bream
Pomfret on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Stromateidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bramidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Stromateidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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