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Goldcrest

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A very small passerine bird, Regulus regulus, that breeds in Eurasia.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The European golden-crested kinglet (Regulus cristatus, or Regulus regulus); -- called also golden-crested wren, and golden wren. The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden-crested kinglet. See kinglet.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A golden-crested bird of the genus Regulus.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch

Word Usage

"If you have never heard the lilting song of the linnet, spotted the distinctive plumage of a goldcrest, or waited for the whirring wings of a grey partridge, it is increasingly unlikely that you ever will."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

kinglet

Cross Reference

firecrest

Variant

golden-crested wren golden wren kinglet