"mooneye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mooneyes [plural]
Etymology: moon + eye, from the silvery luster of the eyes. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|moon|eye}} moon + eye Head templates: {{en-noun}} mooneye (plural mooneyes)
  1. A primitive ray-finned fish of the family Hiodontidae. Categories (lifeform): Osteoglossomorph fish

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