walleye
Americannoun
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Also called walleyed pike, jack salmon. a large game fish, Stizostedion vitreum, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of northeastern North America; pikeperch.
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any of various other fishes having large, staring eyes.
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an eye characteristic of a walleyed person or animal.
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Military. Walleye, a series of television-guided bombs with high-explosive warheads, in production since the 1960s.
noun
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a divergent squint
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opacity of the cornea
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an eye having a white or light-coloured iris
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(in some collies) an eye that is particoloured white and blue
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Also called: walleyed pike. a North American pikeperch, Stizostedion vitreum, valued as a food and game fish
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any of various other fishes having large staring eyes
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Origin of walleye
First recorded in 1515–25; back formation from walleyed
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The big worry now is that the carp are migrating closer to the Great Lakes, where they could endanger the walleye, bass and trout that support the region’s $5 billion fishing industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
A 14-year-old Minnesota boy was out fishing for walleye on the state’s Lake of the Woods when he dredged up something else — a wallet containing $2,000 in wet, mossy cash.
From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2023
In 2016, the Toronto Star reported that mercury levels in walleye fish in Clay Lake were 90 times higher than the recommended levels of daily intake for pregnant women set by the U.S.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2023
Jacob Runyan, 43, and Chase Cominsky, 36, were disqualified last September from an Ohio contest to catch the heaviest walleye in Lake Erie.
From BBC • May 11, 2023
I brought some fish, mostly good-sized walleye, back to camp, I was the only one to bring in any fish, but they spun it differently.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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