alampy

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noun

abnormal bluish pigmentation in fish, caused by lack of guanine

OriginGerman Alampie ← Ancient Greek α- →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounalampy (uncountable)

alternative alampia

  1. rareuncountableabnormal bluish pigmentation in fish, caused by lack of guanine

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekα-“not”
  2. GermanAlampie
  3. Englishalampy

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

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APA

alampy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alampy

MLA

“alampy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alampy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alampy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alampy.

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