WALLEYE


Meaning of WALLEYE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwȯl-ˌī ]

noun

Etymology: back-formation from walleyed

Date: 1523

1.

a. : an eye with a whitish or bluish-white iris

b. : an eye with an opaque white cornea

2.

a. : strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose

b. : an eye affected with strabismus of this type

3. : a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish ( Stizostedion vitreum ) that has large opaque eyes and is related to the perches but resembles the true pike — called also walleyed pike

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.