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opihi

opihi noun: a limpet of genus Cellana.

Noun

opihi (plural opihi)

  1. A limpet of genus Cellana.
    • Place the opihi on their backs on a baking tray and put a small dab of garlic butter on each of their bellies.1986, Cruising World, volume 12, number 1, page 74
    • No, this isn't the island's greatest dish. But the opihi does take me deeper into Hawaii.2008, Islands Magazine, volume 28, number 4, page 39

Forms of opihi

pluralopihi

Origin of opihi

Hawaiian ʻopihi

Questions about opihi

What does opihi mean?
Opihi means a limpet of genus Cellana.
What part of speech is opihi?
Opihi is a noun.
What is the plural of opihi?
The plural of opihi is opihi.

Words near opihi in the dictionary

  1. opiferous
  2. opifice
  3. opificer
  4. opificers
  5. opifices
  6. opihi
  7. opiine
  8. opiines
  9. opiism
  10. opiliaceous
  11. opilio

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