opaleye

[ oh-puhl-ahy ]

noun

, plural o·pal·eyes, (especially collectively) o·pal·eye.

1. a green game fish, Girella nigricans, common off rocky shores from California southward, having opalescent blue eyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of opaleye¹

opal + eye

Example Sentences

A spate of kangaroo killings in the late 1970s were attributed to a male Opaleye ousted from his homeland by a dominant female.

From Literature

Opaleye eggs are pale grey and may be mistaken for fossils by unwary Muggles.

From Literature

Three bright-orange Garibaldi fish swam past, then a group of opaleye, then five kelp bass.

From The New Yorker

Some radioactive material probably accumulated in fish that eat the kelp – opaleye, halfmoon and senorita.

From Scientific American