opaleye
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A fish with a blue-green body and pale eyes that lives along the Pacific coast of North America
- noun
- /ˈoʊpəˌlaɪ/
- US
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pez opalino
- Fishermen often catch opaleye along rocky shores in California.
Examples
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The diver spotted an opaleye swimming near the kelp forest.
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The aquarium features a colorful opaleye in its Pacific coast exhibit.
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The opaleye is a unique fish species.
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Have you ever seen an opaleye in the wild?
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The diver spotted an opaleye swimming near the kelp forest.
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Fishermen often catch opaleye along rocky shores in California.
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The aquarium features a colorful opaleye in its Pacific coast exhibit.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Opaleye comes from the gem opal and the word eye, because the fish has a pale, shiny eye that looks like an opal. So the name helps you remember a bluish-green fish with a distinctive pale eye found along the Pacific coast.