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单词 bigeye
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bigeye

[ big-ahy ]
/ ˈbɪgˌaɪ /

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.

Origin of bigeye

First recorded in 1885–90; big1 + eye

Words nearby bigeye

big enchilada, big end, bigender, bigener, bigeneric, bigeye, bigeye scad, big fish, big fish in a small pond, Big Five, bigfoot
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Example sentences from the Web for bigeye

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

    Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
  • There are numerous records of the bigeye shiner from extreme eastern Oklahoma.

    Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf

British Dictionary definitions for bigeye

bigeye
/ (ˈbɪɡˌaɪ) /

noun plural -eye or -eyes

any tropical or subtropical red marine percoid fish of the family Priacanthidae, having very large eyes and rough scales
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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