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- [wawl-ahy]
- /ˈwɔl aɪ/
- /ˈwɔːlaɪ/
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- [wawl-ahy]
- /ˈwɔl aɪ/
Definitions of walleye word
- noun plural walleye Also called walleyed pike, jack salmon. a large game fish, Stizostedion vitreum, inhabiting the lakes and rivers of northeastern North America; pikeperch. 1
- noun plural walleye any of various other fishes having large, staring eyes. 1
- noun plural walleye an eye characteristic of a walleyed person or animal. 1
- noun plural walleye (initial capital letter) Military. a series of television-guided bombs with high-explosive warheads, in production since the 1960s. 1
- noun walleye An eye with a streaked or opaque white iris. 1
- noun walleye fish 1
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Origin of walleye
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
First recorded in 1515-25; back formation from walleyed
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Parts of speech for Walleye
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
walleye popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with walleye
- how to catch walleye?
- how to cook walleye?
- when do walleye spawn?
- how to fish for walleye?
- how to fry walleye?
- how to hold a walleye?
- how do you spell walleye?
- what does walleye taste like?
- what do walleye eat?
- how big do walleye get?
- how to jig for walleye?
- how to catch walleye from shore?
- how to troll for walleye?
- how to fillet walleye?
- how to fillet a walleye?
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