bigeye

American  

[big-ahy] / ˈbɪgˌaɪ /

noun

plural

bigeye,

plural

bigeyes

1. 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.

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bigeye British  

/ ˈbɪɡˌaɪ /

noun

1. any tropical or subtropical red marine percoid fish of the family Priacanthidae , having very large eyes and rough scales

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Etymology

Origin of bigeye

First recorded in 1885–90; big ¹ + eye

Example Sentences

Last year, I changed the Fourth of July menu because the day before I caught a 180-pound bigeye tuna and that was the dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

They specifically looked at tropical tuna -- skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024

From Japanese hamachi to Hawaiian kampachi to Scottish ocean trout to bigeye tuna from the Philippines, the seafood here is sourced from three different seafood vendors, as Hyun seeks what’s freshest.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Their common name is North Pacific bigeye octopus.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2022

Catch rates for yellowfin tuna had increased by 54%, bigeye tuna by 12% and all fish species combined by 8%, according to the research, published in the journal, Science.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2022