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noun
Luvarus imperialis, a large ellipsoidal perciform fish related to the surgeonfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Luvarus imperialis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scombroid, scombroid fish
History
From Sicilian lùvaru (“common pandora”).
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