goldeneye

gol·den·eye

G0181000 (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.]

goldeneye

(ˈɡəʊldənˌaɪ) n, pl -eyes or -eye1. (Animals) either of two black-and-white diving ducks, Bucephala clangula or B. islandica, of northern regions2. (Animals) any lacewing of the family Chrysopidae that has a greenish body and eyes of a metallic lustre

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	goldeneye - a variety of green lacewing golden-eyed flychrysopid, green lacewing, stink fly - pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
	2.	goldeneye - large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regionsBucephela clangula, whistlerduck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legsBucephala, genus Bucephala - buffleheads and goldeneyesBarrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica - North American goldeneye diving duck

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Goldeneye

(Bucephala clangula), a bird of the subfamily Nyrocinae. Measuring up to 50 cm in length, it weighs 600–1.100 gm. The plumage in both males and females is dark gray; in the spring, the male’s plumage becomes black and white, with white spots at the base of the bill. The goldeneye is distributed in Europe. Asia, and North America. In the USSR it is found in the forest and part of the forested steppezones. The bird swims and dives well. It lives on open lakes and fast-flowing rivers and feeds on small fish, water invertebrates, and the seeds of aquatic plants. The goldeneye arrives in the spring with the appearance of the first wormwoods. Nesting in hollows, frequently high above the ground, it lays 8–12 eggs. It is easily acclimatized to simulated tree hollows, where its eggs can easily be gathered. It migrates in the winter. In the USSR the goldeneye winters in the southern seas and lakes; however, in bodies of water that do not freeze, it may winter in the north or even high in the mountains. It is of commercial value. A related form, the Icelandic goldeneye (B. islandica), dwells in Iceland, Greenland, and North America.

A. I. IVANOV

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noun a variety of green lacewing

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noun large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions

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