goldeye

noun

goldeye

noun

Etymology From gold + eye, from the fish's characteristic iris.

1

A North American freshwater fish of the mooneye family, Hiodon alosoides, usually eaten smoked.

Synonyms
Winnipeg goldeye, western goldeye, yellow herring, toothed herring, shad mooneye, la Queche, weepicheesis

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