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Walleyed

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<B>1.</B> Having exotropia -- divergent strabismus -- in which the eyes turn outward away from the nose.

The Japanese term is ron-pari, as one eye is looking at Rondon (London) and the other is looking at Pari (Paris).

<B>2.</B> Having a dense white opacity (leukoma) of the cornea.

<B>3.</B> Having large staring eyes, like those of certain fish such as the pike.

All of these meanings relate to the walleyed pike, a freshwater perch.

When the walleyed pike is dead, its large divergent eyes quickly become opaquely white.

From the Old Norse 'vagl-eygr,' from 'vagl' (beam) and 'eygr' (eyed).

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