Barrow\'s goldeneye

Barrow's goldeneye

noun
See under goldeneye (def. 1).

Origin:
after Sir John Barrow (1764–1848), British traveler and secretary of the admiralty

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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gold·en·eye

[gohl-duhn-ahy]
noun, plural gold·en·eyes, (especially collectively) gold·en·eye.
1.
either of two diving ducks, Bucephala clangula, of Eurasia and North America, or B. islandica (Barrow's goldeneye), of North America, having bright yellow eyes.
2.
Also called golden-eyed fly [gohl-duhn-ahyd] . a lacewing of the family Chrysopidae.

Origin:
1670–80; golden + eye
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barrow's goldeneye

noun
North American goldeneye diving duck 
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