Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sea-duck of the subfamily Fuligulinœ and genus Clangula; a garrot.
- noun A fish, Hyodon chrysopsis, having a large eye with yellow iris. —
- noun One of various neuropterous insects of the genus Chrysopa: so called in allusion to their golden or bronze-colored eyes. The larvæ are often called
aphis-lions . Also calledgolden-eyed fly . - noun Melithreptus lunulatus, a small species of honey-eater.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A duck (
Glaucionetta clangula ), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Calledwhistler ,garrot ,gowdy ,pied widgeon ,whiteside ,curre , anddoucker . Barrow's golden-eye of America (Glaucionetta Islandica ) is less common.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a variety of green lacewing
- noun large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
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Examples
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One winter day, in prowling along the beach, I approached the spot where a day or two before I had been shooting whistlers (golden-eye ducks) over decoys.
Ways of Wood Folk William Joseph Long 1909
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The software can also automatically detect and remove red - and golden-eye defects.
DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews 2010
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OptiML Red-Eye uses embedded image processing automatically detects and corrects red- and golden-eye imperfections without the need for a PC or editing software.
Tessera Licenses New Video Tools Solution to Fujitsu Semiconductor - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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The CMC golden-eye team comprises 15 people who look primarily at HD services and evaluate video quality in six categories of digital defects on a scale of one to five (one being unwatchable and five being spectacular).
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In addition, Comcast is working to establish local golden-eye programs in at least two markets.
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My two dogs are part wolf … they have that golden-eye of the wolf and the sharp nose … those animals look very much like two of my best friends … plwalsh: I'm glad it wasn't just us who saw the poor editing.
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My two dogs are part wolf … they have that golden-eye of the wolf and the sharp nose … those animals look very much like two of my best friends … plwalsh: I'm glad it wasn't just us who saw the poor editing.
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