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goldeye

American  
[gohld-ahy] / ˈgoʊldˌaɪ /

noun

PLURAL

goldeyes

PLURAL

goldeye
  1. a silvery, herringlike game fish, Hiodon alosoides, found in the fresh waters of central North America.


goldeye British  
/ ˈɡəʊldˌaɪ /

noun

  1. a North American clupeoid fish, Hiodon alosoides, with yellowish eyes, silvery sides, and a dark blue back: family Hiodontidae (mooneyes)

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Etymology

Origin of goldeye

gold + eye

Example Sentences

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Shortly after its exit from the dam, the Tongue transforms into a warmwater stream, home to huge carp, some catfish, goldeye, the occasional walleye, trout and pods of smallmouth bass.

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Fisheries biologists were able to capture shovelnose sturgeon, sauger, channel catfish, goldeye, burbot and shorthead redhorse suckers below the spill.

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Selch said results showed detectable levels of oil contaminates in some of the sauger, goldeye and shovelnose sturgeon.

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North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department has determined the goldeye that Brayden Selzler caught in Lake Audubon in late July is 4 pounds, 3 ounces - not 4 pounds, 12 ounces as initially thought.

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To estimate the lost weight, the agency used a process that involved netting about half a dozen cisco, which are similar to goldeye, freezing them for a similar length of time, then measuring the average weight loss and applying it to the goldeye.

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