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opaleyes

opaleyes is the plural of opaleye.

Meaning of opaleye

Noun

opaleye (plural opaleye or opaleyes)

  1. A fish, Girella nigricans, a species of sea chub found in the Eastern Pacific.
    • Usually, adult opaleye are abundant about inshore rocky areas (from the surf zone to depths of 80 feet) and nearly every individual examined has its digestive tract packed with algae.1966, D. W. Kelley (editor), Fish Bulletin 133: Ecological Studies of the Sacramento–San Joaquin Estuary, Part 1, California Department of Fish and Game, page 147

Questions about opaleyes

What is opaleyes the plural of?
Opaleyes is the plural of opaleye.

Words near opaleyes in the dictionary

  1. opalescently
  2. opalesces
  3. opalescing
  4. opalesque
  5. opaleye
  6. opaleyes
  7. opalfish
  8. Opalia
  9. opalic
  10. opaline
  11. opalines

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