A diving duck with distinctive golden or yellow eyes, found in northern regions and known for its diving ability.
Compound descriptive word from 'golden' and 'eye,' referring to the bird's most obvious feature. This is the original spelling variant of 'goldeneye' from older naturalist texts.
The goldeneye duck has such bright yellow eyes that they glow like little lights in the water—which is exactly why people gave it this vivid descriptive name!
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