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moon·eye

 (mo͞on′ī′)
n.
1. A silvery freshwater fish (Hiodon tergisus) of central and eastern North America, having large round eyes.
2. See moon blindness.
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mooneye

(ˈmuːnˌaɪ)
n
1. (Animals) any of several North American large-eyed freshwater clupeoid fishes of the family Hiodontidae, esp Hiodon tergisus. See also goldeye
2. (Veterinary Science) vet science another name for moon blindness2
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moon•eye

(ˈmunˌaɪ)

n., pl. -eyes.
a large-eyed silvery freshwater fish, Hiodon tergisus.
[1600–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mooneye - recurrent eye inflammation in horses; sometimes resulting in blindness
moon blindness
animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings
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In the current study, we assessed diet metrics of age-0 (those individuals born within the last year) freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens [Rafinesque]) and goldeye and mooneye (Hiodon alosoides [Rafinesque], Hiodon tergisus [Lesueur]) to determine trophic responses by fishes to creation of chute shallow-water habitats on the lower Missouri River.
Diet composition of age-0 fishes in created habitats of the Lower Missouri River
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