pomfret

Meaning

1. A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species.
2. Any of several species of butterfishes in the genus Pampus.
3. A golden pomfret (Trachinotus blochii).
4. A black pomfret (Parastromateus niger).

Synonyms

Brama raii

angelfish

halibut

angel fish

butterfish

sea-fish

Chinese pomfret

black batfish

black pompano

blue skate

brown pomfret

common pomfret

false butterfish

seabream

Atlantic pomfret

Ray’s bream

black pomfret

black sea bream

stramatovsparu

angel

👼

lestia

Translations

سمك البومفريت

Seebrassen

Bramidae

castagnole

brème de mer

bramidae

bramidé

Brama brama

Parastromateus niger

Taractichthys steindachneri

Brama raii

zilvervissen

Bramidae

japuta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒm.fɹɪt/

Etymology

Perhaps derived from Portuguese pampano, a kind of fish.