alampy

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English

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Etymology

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From German Alampie, coined (as Alampia) by Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1863),[1] from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) + λάμπω (lámpō, “to shine”).

Noun

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alampy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) abnormal bluish pigmentation in fish, caused by lack of guanine

References

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  1. ^ Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1863) Die Süsswasserfische von Mitteleuropa‎[1], Leipzig, page 19
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