walleye
walleye Lexical Profile
walleye Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A prominent North American freshwater sport and food fish (Sander vitreus) belonging to the perch family, characterized by its large, opaque eyes that highly reflect light.
"We spent the early morning on the lake casting jigs in hopes of catching a large walleye for dinner."
A medical condition in which an eye has a whitish or opaque appearance, or a form of strabismus where the eyes diverge outward (exotropia).
"The veterinarian noted that the older horse had developed a severe walleye, limiting its peripheral vision on the left side."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'wal-eyed', which is likely a folk etymology alteration of the Old Norse 'vagl-eygr' (having a blemish in the eye). The North American fish was named for its characteristic opaque, pearlescent eyes.