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alampy

alampy noun: abnormal bluish pigmentation in fish, caused by lack of guanine.

Noun

alampy (uncountable)

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

Forms of alampy

alternative formalampia

Origin of alampy

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

Questions about alampy

What does alampy mean?
Alampy means abnormal bluish pigmentation in fish, caused by lack of guanine.
What part of speech is alampy?
Alampy is a noun.

Words near alampy in the dictionary

  1. alamosaur
  2. alamosaurs
  3. alamosite
  4. alamoth
  5. alampia
  6. alampy
  7. Alams
  8. alamsoa
  9. Alamut
  10. alan
  11. Alan Smithee

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