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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\ (g[=o]ld"'n*[imac]), n. (Zool.)
     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.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Doucker \Douck"er\, n. [From aouck, for duck. See {Duck}, v. t.]
     (Zool.)
     A grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard,
     scoter, and other ducks. [Written also {ducker}.] [Prov.
     Eng.]
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