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walleyed

walleyed definition

wall·eyed (-īd′)

adjective

having one or both eyes with a whitish iris or white, opaque cornea
having eyes that turn outward, showing more white than is normal, because of divergent strabismus
having leukoma of the cornea
having large, glossy eyes: said of some fishes
having or characterized by crazed, glaring eyes

Etymology: altered by folk etym. < ME wawil-eyed < ON valdeygthr, altered < vagl eygr < vagl, a beam (> Swed vagel, sty) + eygr, having eyes, akin to eye

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