单词 | mooneye |
释义 | mooneye in British English (ˈmuːnˌaɪ) noun 1. any of several North American large-eyed freshwater clupeoid fishes of the family Hiodontidae, esp Hiodon tergisus See also goldeye2. veterinary science another name for moon blindness (sense 2) mooneye in American English (ˈmuːnˌai) nounWord forms: plural -eyes 1. Veterinary Science an eye of a horse affected with moon blindness 2. any silvery, herringlike fish of the family Hiodontidae, esp Hiodon tergisus, found in fresh waters from Hudson Bay to the lower Mississippi, having large eyes Word origin [1600–10; moon + eye]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adaptation, alpine, cadet, dolly, skidWord lists with Types of fish |
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