barrow's-goldeneye
Ads
Goldeneye Duck Pictures www.ask.com/Goldeneye+Duck+Pictures Goldeneye Duck Pictures. Discover and Explore on Ask.com!
Dictionary.com Mobile www.dictionary.com/mobile Join 45 Million Happy Mobile Users Today On Our Award-Winning Four Star App. Download Now!
Barrow's goldeneye
noun
See under goldeneye ( def 1 ).
Origin:
after Sir John Barrow (1764–1848), British traveler and secretary of the admiralty
after Sir John Barrow (1764–1848), British traveler and secretary of the admiralty
Dictionary.com Unabridged
dənˌaɪ 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.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To barrow's-goldeneye
00:10
Barrow's-goldeneye
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
goldeneye (ˈɡəʊldənˌaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -eyes, -eye | |
| 1. | either of two black-and-white diving ducks, Bucephala clangula or B. islandica, of northern regions |
| 2. | any lacewing of the family Chrysopidae that has a greenish body and eyes of a metallic lustre |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
