POMPANO
Pom"pa*no, n. Etym: [Sp. pámpano.] [Written also pampano.] (Zoöl.)
1. Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus Trachynotus, of which four species are found on the Atlantic coast of the United States; — called also palometa.
Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano (T. thomboides) and the Carolina pompano (T. Carolinus) are the most common. Other species occur on the Pacific coast.
2. A California harvest fish (Stromateus simillimus), highly valued as a food fish. Pompano shell (Zoöl.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Donax; — so called because eaten by the pompano. [Florida]
POMPATIC
Pom*pat"ic, a. Etym: [L. pompaticus.]
Defn: Pompous. [Obs.] Barrow.
POMPEIAN
Pom*pe"ian, a. [L. Pompeianus.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Pompeii, an ancient city of Italy, buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a. d., and partly uncovered by modern excavations.
POMPEIAN RED
Pompeian red. (Art)
Defn: A brownish red approaching maroon, supposed to be imitated from the color of the wall panels of houses in Pompeii, which were decorated during the last age of the Republic.