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walleye

wall·eye
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wawl-ahy]
    • /ˈwɔl aɪ/
    • /ˈwɔːlaɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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".

walleye usage trend in Literature

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