'Trachinotus falcatus' definitions:
Definition of 'Trachinotus falcatus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn: permit, Trachinotus falcatus]
Definition of 'Trachinotus falcatus'
From: GCIDE
- Permit \Per*mit"\, n. [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid fish.] (a) A large pompano (Trachinotus goodei) of the West Indies, Florida, etc. It becomes about three feet long. (b) The round pompano. (Trachinotus falcatus). [Local, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]