OPAH

opah, moonfish, Lampris regius

(noun) large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From 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”

Noun

opah (plural opahs or opah)

Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.

Synonyms

• (fish of family Lampridae): Jerusalem haddock, kingfish, moonfish, redfin ocean pan, sunfish

Anagrams

• HAPO, poha

Source: Wiktionary


O"pah, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large oceanic fish (Lampris quttatus), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also king of the herrings.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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