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barreleyes

barreleyes is the plural of barreleye.

Meaning of barreleye

Noun

barreleye (plural barreleyes)

  1. A small, deep-sea osmeriform fish of the family Opisthoproctidae, with barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey.
    Synonyms:
    spookfish

Questions about barreleyes

What is barreleyes the plural of?
Barreleyes is the plural of barreleye.

Words near barreleyes in the dictionary

  1. barrelet
  2. barrelets
  3. barrelette
  4. barrelettes
  5. barreleye
  6. barreleyes
  7. barrelfish
  8. barrelfishes
  9. barrelful
  10. barrelfuls
  11. barrelhead

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