Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goggle-eye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: gog-gle--eye
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two or more species of American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae.

noun

One of two or more species of American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae.

noun

A fish, the goggler, Selar crumenophthalmus.

Etymology

Named for its prominent eyes. From adj. google ('bulging').

Inflected Forms

goggle-eyes (plural)

Synonyms

Chaenobryttus antistius Chaenobryttus gulosus bigeye scad big-eyed scad selar crumenophthalmus

Questions

What does goggle-eye mean?: One of two or more species of American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae.
Where does goggle-eye come from?: Named for its prominent eyes. From adj. google ('bulging').

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