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Barrow's goldeneye

–noun
See under goldeneye (def. 1).

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

gold⋅en⋅eye

[gohl-duhn-ahy]
–noun, plural -eyes, (especially collectively) -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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