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walleye

walleye

8 7.9
A large fresh water fish like a pike that people eat and catch for sport
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːl.aɪ/
  • US
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  • Only 861 of these lakes contain walleye, comprising 350,129 acres or 65.5 percent of the total area.
  • walleye fisheries
  • walleye in lakes
  • caught walleye

Examples

  • During the fishing competition, he caught the largest walleye on record in the lake.

  • The chef prepared a delicious meal featuring grilled walleye with lemon butter sauce.

  • There I ordered wild rice soup and walleye with wild rice on the side.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Treaty opponents ignore many outside factors affecting walleye reproduction.

    Academic text (1993)

  • In 1989, the Chippewa took 2 percent of the total walleye catch in the ceded areas.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Fish choices from the northwestern counties were split between walleye and trout.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Anglers fish for northern pike, walleye, lake trout, whitefish, and ling or burbot.

    Blog text (16)

  • The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources estimated the non-Chippewa caught 672,303 walleye, with the Chippewa harvesting 16,053.

    Academic text (1993)

  • American fishers and hunters flocked to the area when the lake was ice-free to bag walleye, muskies, and white-tailed deer.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In addition, lake whitefish, lake herring, yellow perch, walleye, chubs, smelt, lake trout, channel catfish, and carp all have commercial harvests.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

blue pike
vswalleye
  • US
1 9.9

A type of walleye fish with bluish color that lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct

is the broad North American species valued for food and sport
walleyed pike
vswalleye
  • US
1 8.1

A freshwater fish like a pike with shiny silvery eyes found in North American lakes

is the single species used for food and sport rather than this variant
Stizostedion vitreum
vswalleye
  • Specialized
9.9

A freshwater fish like a pike, commonly called walleye, found in North America

is the common, food and sport species name rather than the formal term
blue walleye
vswalleye
  • Specialized
9.9

A walleye fish with blue colour that once lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct

is the widespread North American species, not a color variety
pike-perch
vswalleye
8.9

A freshwater fish with a long body that looks like a pike and is a perch

is the specific North American species rather than the broader perch group
pike perch
vswalleye
7.7

A large freshwater fish with a long body and sharp teeth that eats other fish

is the single North American species rather than this general group

Compounds

blue walleye
  • Specialized
9.9

A walleye fish with blue colour that once lived in the Great Lakes and is now extinct

Surface Forms

walleye singular
walleyes plural

Morphology

walleye = wall + eye (semi-transparent) = wall + eye

The fish name refers to a notable ocular characteristic, so 'eye' is informative, but the 'wall' element's contribution is not transparent to learners and the compound is a referential name rather than a compositional description.

Etymology

The fish walleye is named for its large, glassy eye that seems to 'glow' in low light, so people noticed the fish for its bright eye and called it a walleye.