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bigeye
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big·eye  (bg)
n.
Any of several small tropical marine fishes of the family Priacanthidae, having large eyes and reddish scales.
bigeye [ˈbɪgˌaɪ]
n pl -eye, -eyes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any tropical or subtropical red marine percoid fish of the family Priacanthidae, having very large eyes and rough scales
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Noun1.bigeye - red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales
percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
genus Priacanthus, Priacanthus - type genus of the Priacanthidae
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