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goldeneye

[ gohl-duhn-ahy ]

noun

plural goldeneyes, (especially collectively) goldeneye.
  1. either of two diving ducks, Bucephala clangula, of Eurasia and North America, or B. islandica Barrow's goldeneye, of North America, having bright yellow eyes.
  2. Also called golden-eyed fly [gohl, -d, uh, n-ahyd]. a lacewing of the family Chrysopidae.


goldeneye

/ ˈɡəʊəˌɪ /

noun

  1. either of two black-and-white diving ducks, Bucephala clangula or B. islandica, of northern regions
  2. any lacewing of the family Chrysopidae that has a greenish body and eyes of a metallic lustre
“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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of goldeneye1

First recorded in 1670–80; golden + eye
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Potential bird sightings include gadwalls and buffleheads, dazzling ducks like the common goldeneye and the red-breasted merganser and tons of gulls, including the laughing gull and the ring-billed gull.

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While the drone and boat operators were zealous in hazing the goose and four other birds - common goldeneye ducks - on Nov. 9, they did so as part of demonstration of the new technology.

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“There’s a goldeneye,” he said, pointing to a winsome little duck paddling among a thicket of brawny geese.

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Also spotted, but in fewer numbers, were snow geese, buffleheads, redheads, goldeneyes, American widgeon, ruddy, ring-necked, canvasbacks, scaup and wood ducks.

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At least 80 birds, including surf scoters, buffleheads and common goldeneyes, have died.

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