meaning of golden eye
1. 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. Barrows golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common.
Related Words
golden-eye | golden-eyed fly | goldeneye |