bigeye

[ big-ahy ]

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noun

, plural (especially collectively) big·eye, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) big·eyes.

any of several silver and red fishes of the family Priacanthidae, found in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and in the West Indies, having a short, flattened body and large eyes.

bigeye

/ ˈbɪɡˌaɪ /

any tropical or subtropical red marine percoid fish of the family Priacanthidae , having very large eyes and rough scales

Origin of bigeye¹

First recorded in 1885–90; big ¹ + eye

Widespread occurrence of the bigeye shiner in this area seems surprising.

There are numerous records of the bigeye shiner from extreme eastern Oklahoma.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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