opaleye

opaleye
/oh"peuhl uy'/, n., pl. opaleyes, (esp. collectively) opaleye.
a green game fish, Girella nigricans, common off rocky shores from California southward, having opalescent blue eyes. Also called greenfish.
[OPAL + EYE]

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