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goldeneye

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gold⋅en⋅eye

  [gohl-duhn-ahy]
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–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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gol·den·eye   (gōl'dən-ī')   
n.  

  1. Either of two diving ducks (Bucephala clangula or B. islandica) of northern regions, having a short black bill, a rounded head, and yellow eyes.

  2. Any of various lacewings of the family Chrysopidae having yellow or copper-colored eyes.


[From their golden-yellow eyes.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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