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big·eye

(bĭg′ī′)

1. Any of several tropical marine fishes of the family Priacanthidae, having large eyes and reddish scales.

2. A bigeye tuna.

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bigeye

(ˈbɪɡˌaɪ)

n, pl -eye or -eyes

(Animals) any tropical or subtropical red marine percoid fish of the family Priacanthidae, having very large eyes and rough scales

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big•eye

(ˈbɪgˌaɪ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -eye, (esp. for kinds or species) -eyes.

any of several red fishes of the family Priacanthidae, of warm Pacific seas, having an oval body and large eyes.

[1885–90]

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bigeye - red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales

percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes

genus Priacanthus, Priacanthus - type genus of the Priacanthidae

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