Look up: Pomfret

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   Pomfret
   Pomfret is a town in Windham County Connecticut, USA Pomfret is a town in Windsor County Vermont, USA Pomfret is a town in Chautauqua County New York, USA
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   Pomfret
   This small, high-fat fish has a tender texture and a rich, sweet flavor. Found off the coast of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, this fish is also called the 'butterfish.'
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   pomfret
   Waters:Atlantic and Gulf coasts (most species); there is one Pacific species. Description (in water): A small fish (average 8 oz.; max. 10 inches long) with a round, flat body and forked tail. The deep blue back fades into a steely, silvery belly. Its scales are fine, almost nonexistent. Description (in market): Butterfish have dark, sweet, richly flavorful meat that's high in fat and tender in texture.
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   pomfret
   [n] - deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of North Atlantic and North Pacific
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   Pomfret
   Pom'fret noun [ Perhaps corrupt. from Portuguese pampano a kind of fish.] (Zoology) (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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   pomfret
   <zoology> One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (S. Niger, S. Argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia. ... A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji). ... Origin: Perhaps corrupt. Fr. Pg. Pampano a kind of fish. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   pomfret
   Brama raii noun deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food
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   Pomfret
   `Pomfret` are perciform fishes belonging to the family `Bramidae`. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and the largest species, the Atlantic pomfret, `Brama brama`, grows up to one metre long. Several species are important food fish in some parts of the world, especially `Brama brama` in south Asia.
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   Pomfret
   • (n.) A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji). • (n.) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (S. niger, S. argenteus) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
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    pomfret
    any of the approximately 35 species of marine fishes constituting the family Bramidae (order Perciformes), with representatives occurring in the ...
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