1
a
: an eye with a whitish or bluish-white iris
b
: an eye with an opaque white cornea
2
a
: 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 (Sander vitreus synonym Stizostedion vitreum) that has large opaque eyes and is related to the perches but resembles the true pike
called also walleyed pike
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Besides walleyes and saugers, anglers using the house also could potentially catch northern pike, goldeye or perhaps even a bass.
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
But Tom and Park ran a footrace when a second flag tipped up and hand-over-handed a fat walleye onto the ice.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
The Ojibwe culture also is deeply connected to walleye.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Mayo said about 150,000 walleyes out of 15.4 million eggs survive into adulthood for restocking northern Wisconsin lakes.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
But Tom and Park ran a footrace when a second flag tipped up and hand-over-handed a fat walleye onto the ice.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
The Ojibwe culture also is deeply connected to walleye.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Mayo said about 150,000 walleyes out of 15.4 million eggs survive into adulthood for restocking northern Wisconsin lakes.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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walleye
noun
wall·eye
ˈwȯ-ˌlī 
: a large vigorous North American freshwater food and sport fish with large eyes that is related to the perches but resembles the true pike
called also walleyed pike
Medical Definition
walleye
noun
wall·eye
ˈwȯ-ˌlī
1
a
: an eye with a bluish white iris
b
: an eye with an opaque white cornea
2
a
: strabismus in which the eye turns outward away from the nose
called also exotropia
compare cross-eye sense 1
b
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