mooneye

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Definition of mooneye in English English dictionary

A primitive ray-finned fish of the family Hiodontidae

tergisus of the Great Lakes and adjacent waters

Any species of American fresh-water fishes of the genus Hyodon, esp

A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse

The cisco

{i} North American silvery freshwater fish with big eyes; moon blindness, loss of vision in horses occurring at regular intervals

Hyphenation

moon·eye

Etymology

() moon eye, from the silvery lustre of the eyes.