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orfe

/ ɔːf /

noun

  1. a small slender European cyprinoid fish, Idus idus, occurring in two colour varieties, namely the silver orfe and the golden orfe, popular aquarium fishes Compare goldfish


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Word History and Origins

Origin of orfe1

C17: from German; related to Latin orphus, Greek orphos the sea perch

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Example Sentences

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