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Definition of Mooneyes
1. mooneye [n] - See also: mooneye
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mooneyes
Literary usage of Mooneyes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"The two mooneyes (Hiodon) have flesh of excellent quality, but they are not
sufficiently abundant to be of great importance; they eat principally insects, ..."
2. The Federal Reporter: With Key-number Annotations by District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States Commerce Court, Courts of Appeals (1890)
"It may be said of the defendant's position here, touching the effect of the act
of August 13, 1888, as was said by the court in mooneyes Cq.se: "To sustain ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"... or mooneyes. moon-face (mön'fas), n. A full round face—according to Oriental
ideas, one of the principal features of beauty in a woman. ..."
4. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"... or mooneyes, inhabit the rivers of the central portion of the United States
and Canada. Kio. ..."
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