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opah

[ oh-puh ]

noun

  1. a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.

opah

/ ˈəʊpə /

noun

  1. a large soft-finned deep-sea teleost fish, Lampris regius (or luna ), of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, having a deep, brilliantly coloured body: family Lampridae Also calledmoonfishkingfish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of opah1

First recorded in 1740–50; < an unidentified West African source
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Word History and Origins

Origin of opah1

C18: of West African origin
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Example Sentences

Leatherback turtles, opah, and large numbers of ocean sunfish have been reported off Washington.

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