walleye
Use Walleye in a sentence
aɪ noun, plural wall·eyes, (especially collectively for 1, 2) wall·eye.
1.
Also called walleyed pike, jack salmon. a large game fish, Stizostedion vitreum, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of northeastern North America; pikeperch.
2.
any of various other fishes having large, staring eyes.
3.
an eye characteristic of a walleyed person or animal.
4.
( initial capital letter ) Military. a series of television-guided bombs with high-explosive warheads, in production since the 1960s.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To walleye
00:10
Walleye
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
walleye (ˈwɔːlˌaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -eyes, -eye | |
| 1. | a divergent squint |
| 2. | opacity of the cornea |
| 3. | an eye having a white or light-coloured iris |
| 4. | (in some collies) an eye that is particoloured white and blue |
| 5. | Also called: walleyed pike a North American pikeperch, Stizostedion vitreum, valued as a food and game fish |
| 6. | any of various other fishes having large staring eyes |
| [back formation from earlier walleyed, from Old Norse vagleygr, from vage, perhaps: a film over the eye (compare Swedish vagel sty in the eye) + -eygr -eyed, from auga eye; modern form influenced by | |
| 'walleyed | |
| —adj | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
walleye wall·eye (wôl'ī')
n.
Absence of color in the iris.
The condition of having a dense white opacity of the cornea.
See exotropia.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Because walleye grow at different rates throughout the state, walleye regulations vary from region to region.
The fish populations of northern pike, yellow perch and walleye are usually high.
Now the river's been cleaned-up so that even walleye, pike, and game fish can live in it.
Table of season dates for walleye in waters following general inland or boundary waters fishing regulations.
Images for walleye
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
