Bigeye
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.
Historical Examples
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas Artie L. Metcalf
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas Artie L. Metcalf
noun (pl) -eye, -eyes
any tropical or subtropical red marine percoid fish of the family Priacanthidae, having very large eyes and rough scales
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