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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A duck ({Glaucionetta clangula}), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called {whistler}, {garrot}, {gowdy}, {pied widgeon}, {whiteside}, {curre}, and {doucker}. Barrow's golden-eye of America ({G. Islandica}) is less common. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: goldeneye n 1: a variety of green lacewing [syn: {golden-eyed fly}] 2: large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions [syn: {whistler}, {Bucephela clangula}]
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