Meanings
nounlouvar (plural louvars)
plural louvars · alternative luvar
- Luvarus imperialis, a large ellipsoidal perciform fish related to the surgeonfish.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton
Similar
Luvarus imperialis
Broader
scombroidscombroid fish
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Sicilianlùvaru“common pandora”
- Englishlouvar
From Sicilian lùvaru (“common pandora”).
More words from Sicilian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan luvar
- luvarLuvarus imperialis
Dutch haanvis
- haanvisLuvarus imperialis
French louvareau
- louvareauLuvarus imperialis
German Dianafisch, Hahnenfisch
- DianafischLuvarus imperialis
- HahnenfischLuvarus imperialis
Italian luvaro, pesce imperatore
- luvaroLuvarus imperialis
- pesce imperatoreLuvarus imperialis
Spanish emperador
- emperadorLuvarus imperialis
Swedish luvar
- luvarLuvarus imperialis
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
louvar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/louvar
MLA
“louvar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/louvar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “louvar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/louvar.
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