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Definition of Goldcrest
1. Noun. European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch.
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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Goldcrest
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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