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

Word History and Origins

Origin of opah¹

First recorded in 1740–50; < an unidentified West African source

Word History and Origins

Origin of opah¹

C18: of West African origin

Example Sentences

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

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