opah

noun

ˈō-pə How to pronounce opah (audio)
-ˌpä
: a large elliptical laterally compressed marine bony fish (Lampris guttatus of the family Lampridae) with brilliant colors

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This opah was caught during an NOAA Fisheries survey off the California coast. — Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2015 After dissecting the opah, samples will be studied further. — Paulina Firozi, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2021

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Etymology

perhaps from Ibo úbà

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of opah was in 1750

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