louvar [ˈluːvɑː]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large silvery whalelike scombroid fish, Luvarus imperialis, that occurs in most tropical and temperate seas and feeds on plankton: family Luvaridae
[from Italian (Calabrian and Sicilian dialect) lùvaru, perhaps from Latin ruber red]
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| Noun | 1. |  louvar - large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on planktonscombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters genus Luvarus, Luvarus - type genus of the Luvaridae |
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