gol·den·eye
(gōl′dən-ī′)n.1. Either of two diving ducks (Bucephala clangula or B. islandica) of northern regions, having a short black bill, a rounded head, and yellow eyes.
2. Any of various lacewings of the family Chrysopidae having yellow or copper-colored eyes.
[From their golden-yellow eyes.]
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goldeneye
(ˈɡəʊldənˌaɪ) n,
pl -eyes or -eye1. (Animals) either of two black-and-white diving ducks, Bucephala clangula or B. islandica, of northern regions
2. (Animals) any lacewing of the family Chrysopidae that has a greenish body and eyes of a metallic lustre
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gold•en•eye
(ˈgoʊl dənˌaɪ)
n., pl. -eyes, (esp. collectively) -eye. either of two yellow-eyed diving ducks, Bucephala clangula of Eurasia and North America or B. islandica of North America.
[1670–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | goldeneye - a variety of green lacewing |
| 2. | goldeneye - large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regionsduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
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