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bigeyes

bigeyes is the plural of bigeye.

Meaning of bigeye

Noun

bigeye (plural bigeyes)

  1. Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes.
  2. Any of certain fish or shark species identified by their large eyes, in particular bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus.
    • There were Port Jackson sharks with a brown back, a whitish belly, and eleven rows of teeth, bigeye sharks with necks marked by a large black spot encircled in white and resembling an eye, and Isabella sharks whose rounded snouts were strewn with dark speckles.2001, Jules Verne, translated by F. P. Walter, 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas

Questions about bigeyes

What is bigeyes the plural of?
Bigeyes is the plural of bigeye.

Words near bigeyes in the dictionary

  1. bigest
  2. bigeye
  3. bigeyed
  4. bigeyed sixgill shark
  5. bigeyed sixgill sharks
  6. bigeyes
  7. bigfeet
  8. bigfin
  9. bigfin reef squid
  10. bigfin reef squids
  11. bigfin squid

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