释义 |
opah /ˈəʊpə /nounA large deep-bodied fish with a deep blue back, silvery belly, and crimson fins, which lives in deep oceanic waters. Also called moonfish.- Lampris guttatus, family Lampridae.
One fish I wish I could see with my own eyes is the brilliant opah, or moonfish....- Menu concoctions include opah (moon fish) caught along the Kohala Coast, salmon, and seaweed grown at the Big Island's Natural Energy Lab.
- The opah, despite being toothless, and of majestic build, pursues and eats other fish and squid.
OriginMid 18th century: a West African word. Rhymescoper, doper, eloper, Europa, groper, hoper, L-dopa, moper, no-hoper, toper |