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goldcrest

[ gohld-krest ]

noun

  1. a Eurasian kinglet, Regulus regulus, having a bright yellow patch on the top of the head.


goldcrest

/ ˈɡəʊˌɛ /

noun

  1. a small Old World warbler, Regulus regulus, having a greenish plumage and a bright yellow-and-black crown
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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But he remembers being "blown away by the little goldcrest".

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I was drawn to the effulgent green moss, the old, sprawling yews, the buzz of spotting a nuthatch or goldcrest or sparrowhawk.

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A goldcrest was swinging on a branch of the hedge.

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“Not so,” answered the goldcrest, as, leaving the eagle’s back, he fluttered upward, until suddenly he knocked his head against the sun and set fire to his crest.

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One of the charms of the goldcrest is that he does not look on a human being as a wild beast.

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