opah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of opah
First recorded in 1740–50; < an unidentified West African source
Example Sentences
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And this feature gives the opah a major competitive advantage, says study author Dewar.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2015
"The opah appears to produce the majority of its heat by constantly flapping its pectoral fins which are used in continuous swimming," Wegner said.
From Scientific American ● May 14, 2015
But new research is turning this well-known knowledge on its head with the discovery of the world’s first warm-blooded fish — the opah.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2015
To confirm that these special gills helped the opah stay toasty, the researchers tagged a number of moonfish with temperature monitors and tracked the fish as they dove.
From Scientific American ● May 14, 2015
"Dialectic forms in Algonquin for white are wabi, wape, wampi, etc.; for morning, wapan, wapanch, opah; for east, wapa, wanbun, etc.; for day, wompan, oppan; for light, oppung."
From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by John Fiske
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