Walleye definition

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A freshwater food and game fish (Sander vitreus) of North America, having large silvery eyes and a greenish-yellow mottled body.
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An eye with a light-colored iris or white or opaque cornea.
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An eye or eyes affected with exotropia.
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An eye, as of a horse, with a whitish iris or white, opaque cornea.
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Leukoma of the cornea.
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A large, glossy eye.
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An eye that turns outward, showing more white than is normal.
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Divergent strabismus.
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Any of several fishes with large, glossy eyes.
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A North American freshwater food and game perch (Stizostedion vitreum)
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An eye with a light-colored iris or white or opaque cornea.
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An eye or eyes affected with exotropia.
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One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.
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An unusually pale eye.
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A species of gamefish, Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.
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walleye
Plural:
walleyes

Origin of walleye

  • Back-formation from walleyed

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • wall +"Ž eye

    From Wiktionary

Walleye Sentence Examples

  • You can fish for bass, muskie, salmon, walleye and more.

  • Another common form of strabismus is exotropia, sometimes called walleye, where the eyes turn outward.

  • Fishing - Lake Hubbard is known for its excellent bass, trout, walleye, and yellow perch fishing and as a winter ice-fishing spot.

  • The lake is known throughout the Midwest for its excellent trout, walleye, bass, and yellow perch fishing.

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