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mooneye

American  
[moon-ahy] / ˈmunˌaɪ /

noun

plural

mooneyes

  1. Veterinary Pathology. an eye of a horse affected with moon blindness.

  2. any silvery, herringlike fish of the family Hiodontidae, especially Hiodon tergisus, found in fresh waters from Hudson Bay to the lower Mississippi, having large eyes.

mooneye British  
/ ˈmuːnˌaɪ /

noun

  1. any of several North American large-eyed freshwater clupeoid fishes of the family Hiodontidae, esp Hiodon tergisus See also goldeye

  2. vet science another name for moon blindness

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Etymology

Origin of mooneye

First recorded in 1600–10; moon + eye

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Additionally, the survey turned up at least two pollution-sensitive fish species - mooneye and brook silverside - that were collected for the first time in the Kiski.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2018

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