goggle-eye

1. 1.

   of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait

   Synonymsbigeye scadbig-eyed scadSelar crumenophthalmus

   Broaderscad

   Part ofSelar

Questions about goggle-eye

What does goggle-eye mean?

goggle-eye means "of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait".

How many syllables are in goggle-eye?

goggle-eye has 2 syllables: gog-gle-eye. The stress falls on "gog".

What is another word for goggle-eye?

Close synonyms include bigeye scad, big-eyed scad, Selar crumenophthalmus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is goggle-eye a common word?

goggle-eye is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.