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wall•eye

(ˈwɔl aɪ)

n., pl. -eyes, (esp. collectively for 1,2 ) -eye.
1. Also called walleyed pike. a large game fish, Stizostedion vitreum, of lakes and rivers in NE North America, having large eyes.
2. exotropia.
[1515–25; back formation from walleyed]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jack salmon - pike-like freshwater perchesjack salmon - pike-like freshwater perches  
Stizostedion vitreum, walleyed pike, dory, walleye
pike perch, pike-perch - any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family
blue pickerel, blue pike, blue pikeperch, blue walleye, Strizostedion vitreum glaucum - variety inhabiting the Great Lakes
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