Definition of Goldcrest

1. Noun. European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch.

Exact synonyms: Golden-crested Kinglet, Regulus Regulus
Generic synonyms: Kinglet

Definition of Goldcrest

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

Definition of Goldcrest

1. Noun. A very small passerine bird, ''Regulus regulus'', that breeds in Eurasia. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Goldcrest

1. The European golden-crested kinglet (Regulus cristatus, or R. Regulus); called also golden-crested wren, and golden wren. The name is also sometimes applied to the American golden-crested kinglet. See Kinglet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Goldcrest

gold top
goldang
goldarn
goldarnit
goldarns
goldband lily
goldbeater
goldbrick
goldbricked
goldbricker
goldbrickers
goldbricking
goldbricks
goldbug
goldbugs
goldcrest (current term)
goldcrests
goldcup
goldcups
golddigger
golddiggers
golde
golded
golden
golden-beard penstemon
golden-crested kinglet
golden-eagle
golden-eye
golden-eyed fly
golden-rod

Literary usage of Goldcrest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1853)
"THE goldcrest, the smallest of our British Birds, is a European species, and its northern range extends to ..."

2. The Nests and Eggs of British Birds: When and where to Find Them : Being a by Charles Dixon (1894)
"BREEDING HABITS: The principal breeding-haunts of the goldcrest are shrubberies ... It is probable that the goldcrest pairs for life, although a new nest ..."

3. The Smaller British Birds: With Descriptions of Their Nests, Eggs, Habits, Etc. by Henry B. Adams (1894)
"I went the next morning to look for them, but they were all gone. The wind had been easterly, with much fog." The song of the goldcrest is ..."

4. Horses in Training (1908)
"Bob Evans, ch c, 2, by goldcrest—Gentility. Coat of Anns, ch g. 4, by goldcrest—Ethel ... Precis, bf, 2, by goldcrest—Wise Maiden. Question Mark, ell c, 3, ..."

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