opah
Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family LamprididaeAny of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
» The opah is the only known fully warm-blooded fish that circulates heated blood throughout its body.
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1 sensesAny of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
Gotteslachs
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large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
Examples
2 sentencesThe opah is the only known fully warm-blooded fish that circulates heated blood throughout its body.
The opah is one of the most colorful of the commercial fish species, and is particularly popular in Hawaii.
Translations
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Origin
From Igbo uba. Earliest attestation in English is the Royal Society’s 1752 Philosophical TFrom Igbo uba. Earliest attestation in English is the Royal Society’s 1752 Philosophical Transactions, 1749–50 (vol. 46, p. 519): “The black Prince, and his Cousin, from Anamaboe on the Coast of Guinea, and Mr. Creighton, formerly Governor of Capo Corso Castle, upon seeing this Fish immediately knew it, and said it was common on that Coast … The Natives call it Opah, and the English there call it the King-fish”
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Forms
plural: opahs / opahSynonyms
6 synonyms- large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean:moonfishLampris regius
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular