opah
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of opah
First recorded in 1740–50; < an unidentified West African source
Example Sentences
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For now, though, the opah enjoys the spotlight as the world’s first, and so far only, warm-blooded fish — or at least the most warm-blooded that we know of.
From Washington Post • May 14, 2015
"It's hard to stay warm when you're surrounded by cold water, but the opah has figured it out."
From Scientific American • May 14, 2015
In the opah, the incoming blood is warm after circulating through the fish’s body.
From Washington Post • May 14, 2015
The car-tire-size opah is striking enough thanks to its rotund, silver body.
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 Fiske, John
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