Opah

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opah \O"pah\, n. (Zool.)
     A large oceanic fish ({Lampris guttatus}), inhabiting the
     Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors,
     which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and
     gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also {king of
     the herrings}.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  opah
       n : large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic
           and Pacific and Mediterranean [syn: {moonfish}, {Lampris
           regius}]