"bigeye" meaning in All languages combined

See bigeye on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bigeyes [plural], big-eye [alternative]
Etymology: From big + eye. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|big|eye}} big + eye Head templates: {{en-noun}} bigeye (plural bigeyes)
  1. Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes. Categories (lifeform): Percoid fish, Scombroids, Sharks
    Sense id: en-bigeye-en-noun-QxFN65rs Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 63 37 Disambiguation of Scombroids: 62 38 Disambiguation of Sharks: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27
  2. Any of certain fish or shark species identified by their large eyes, in particular bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus.
    Sense id: en-bigeye-en-noun-YUklEG5n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: catalufa

Inflected forms

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