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goggle-eye

goggle-eye noun: the warmouth, Lepomis gulosus, of Lake Michigan and adjacent waters.

Noun

goggle-eye (plural goggle-eyes)

  1. The warmouth, Lepomis gulosus, of Lake Michigan and adjacent waters.
  2. Ambloplites rupestris, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley.
  3. A fish, the goggler, Selar crumenophthalmus.

Synonyms of goggle-eye

  • Chaenobryttus antistius
  • Chaenobryttus gulosus

Forms of goggle-eye

pluralgoggle-eyes

Origin of goggle-eye

Named for its prominent eyes. From adj. google ('bulging').

Questions about goggle-eye

What does goggle-eye mean?
Goggle-eye means the warmouth, Lepomis gulosus, of Lake Michigan and adjacent waters.
What part of speech is goggle-eye?
Goggle-eye is a noun.
What is the plural of goggle-eye?
The plural of goggle-eye is goggle-eyes.

Words near goggle-eye in the dictionary

  1. goggle
  2. goggle box
  3. goggle boxes
  4. goggle-box
  5. goggle-boxes
  6. goggle-eye
  7. goggle-eyed
  8. goggle-eyed plover
  9. goggle-eyed plovers
  10. goggle-eyes
  11. goggle-moggle

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