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goldeye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gold-eye
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A North American freshwater fish of the mooneye family, Hiodon alosoides, usually eaten smoked.

Etymology

From gold + eye, from the fish's characteristic iris.

Inflected Forms

goldeyes (plural)

Synonyms

Winnipeg goldeye western goldeye yellow herring toothed herring shad mooneye la Queche weepicheesis

Questions

What does goldeye mean?
A North American freshwater fish of the mooneye family, Hiodon alosoides, usually eaten smoked.
Where does goldeye come from?
From gold + eye, from the fish's characteristic iris.

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