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golden-eye
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golden-eye, n.
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 . Barrow's golden-eye of America (Glaucionetta Islandica ) is less common. [1913 Webster]
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