walleye
noun
wall·eye
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Definition of walleye
1a
: an eye with a whitish or bluish-white iris
b
: an eye with an opaque white cornea
2a
: strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose
b
: an eye affected with strabismus of this type
3
: a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish (Stizostedion vitreum) that has large opaque eyes and is related to the perches but resembles the true pike
— called also walleyed pike
Examples of walleye in a Sentence
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Those 4- and 5-inch walleye celebrated their first birthday this spring. — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, "Lake Erie’s fish of the future have arrived: Aug. 16 Fishing Report," 16 Aug. 2019 Pymatuning Reservoir is giving up some big crappie and walleye, but few smaller fish. — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, "If you aren’t catching walleye on Lake Erie, you aren’t trying: June 14 Fishing Report," 14 June 2019 At the time, crowds of anglers would fish for walleyes in spring from shore at the New London coal dock. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "They love fishing, so they set cabins afloat: Wolf River rafts are 'home' to some anglers," 20 June 2018 Bass have been the best and continue to be excellent in the creek channel swings and turns using 1/8-ounce or 1/4-ounce spoon in 30 feet of water; crappie and walleye slow in brush piles at the bottom in 30 feet of water; stripers slow. — Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, "Muddy water in most lakes makes fishing a challenge | The Kansas City Star," 28 Feb. 2018 While here, break out your fishing rod to catch some walleye, catfish, yellow perch, crappie, bluegill, sunfish and carp. — Sarah Kuta, The Know, "9 spots that are perfect for your next Colorado lake day," 1 Aug. 2019 Crews have stocked 140 lakes across the state with more than 11 million walleye fingerlings from the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery. — USA TODAY, "Titanic auction, Legos, mighty Mississippi: News from around our 50 states," 22 July 2019 Barrett, who grew up on Milwaukee's west side, fished and caught walleye as a youth, mostly on trips to Little St. Germaine Lake in Vilas County. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Lake Michigan charter outing provides fresh fish and perspectives," 15 June 2019 While engaged in spring electrofishing activities for walleye, DNR Aquaculture Biologist Keith Wiggins-Kegg and an electroshocking team found a giant muskie was also within the shockwaves. — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, "Possible world record muskie boated and released in Mille Lacs Lake," 29 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'walleye.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for walleye
walleye
noun
English Language Learners Definition of walleye
: a large North American fish that lives in fresh water and that has large eyes
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walleye
noun
wall·eye
| \ ˈwȯl-ˌī
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Kids Definition of walleye
: a large North American freshwater fish that has large glassy eyes and is caught for food and sport
walleye
noun
wall·eye
| \ ˈwȯ-ˌlī
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Medical Definition of walleye
1a
: an eye with a bluish white iris
b
: an eye with an opaque white cornea
2a
: strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose
— called also exotropia
— compare cross-eye sense 1
b
walleyes\ -ˌlīz \ plural
: eyes affected with divergent strabismus
\ plural
: eyes affected with divergent strabismus