walleye

wall·eye

an eye, as of a horse, with a whitish iris or white, opaque cornea
1. an eye that turns outward, showing more white than is normal
2. divergent strabismus
leukoma of the cornea
a large, glossy eye
1. any of several fishes with large, glossy eyes
2. a North American freshwater food and game perch (Stizostedion vitreum)

Origin of walleye

back-formation from walleyed, altered by folk etymology from Middle English wawil-eyed from Old Norse valdeygthr, altered from vagl eygr from vagl, a beam (from source Swedish vagel, sty) + eygr, having eyes, akin to eye

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walleye

noun

pl. walleye, or wall·eyes A freshwater food and game fish (Sander vitreus) of North America, having large silvery eyes and a greenish-yellow mottled body.
a. See exotropia.
b. An eye or eyes affected with exotropia.
An eye with a light-colored iris or white or opaque cornea.

Origin of walleye

Back-formation from walleyed

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Noun

(plural walleyes or walleye)

One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.
An unusually pale eye.
A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.

Origin

wall +"Ž eye

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walleye - Medical Definition

1. See exotropia
2. An eye or eyes affected with exotropia.
An eye with a light-colored iris or white or opaque cornea.

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