Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two diving ducks (Bucephala clangula or B. islandica) of northern regions, having a short black bill, a rounded head, and yellow eyes.
- noun Any of various lacewings of the family Chrysopidae having yellow or copper-colored eyes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several
seaducks , of thegenus Bucephala , having black and whiteplumage . - noun Any of several
lacewings of thefamily Chrysopidae.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The game just HAPPENED to have a 'goldeneye' device that the player wore for better targeting and a HUD or some silly thing like that.
Joystiq Wii 2010
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But that goldeneye went straight down and no chance for that.
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But that goldeneye went straight down and no chance for that.
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I've had a dog go out of sight after a crippled goldeneye.
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It would have to be either a common goldeneye or a pintail.
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I've had a dog go out of sight after a crippled goldeneye.
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It would have to be either a common goldeneye or a pintail.
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There were even ducks on the pond, teal and goldeneye paused for a rest on their southern flight.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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It looked SOOO GOOD. then goldeneye was just the end all be all game.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - So I was digging around in my shud over the weekend… 2007
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A number of waterfowl species including goldeneye Bucephala clangula, goosander Mergus merganser, wigeon Anas penelope, teal Anas crecca and bean goose Anser fabalis breed in the area.
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