Crossword-Solution: GOLDCREST
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Goldcrest | 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. |
We have 7 clues for the answer “GOLDCREST”
| Clue | Answers |
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| European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch | 1 answer |
| WARBLER relative | 1 answer |
| small bird with a yellow crown | 1 answer |
| EUROPEAN bird, smallest | 2 answers |
| passerine bird | 49 answers |
| small bird | 51 answers |
| European bird | 64 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with GOLDCREST (5)
This is the story of the goldcrest, known in Norway as the "bird-king": Once upon a time the golden eagle determined to be publicly acknowledged as king of the birds, and he called a meeting of every kind of bird in the world.
Finally he spread his wings, and as he did so an impudent little goldcrest hopped (unbeknown to his great rival) on to his back.
Then, when he had almost reached the sun, he shouted out, "Well, here I am, the highest of all!" "Not so," answered the goldcrest, as, leaving the eagle's back, he fluttered upward, until suddenly he knocked his head against the sun and set fire to his crest.
Koch The Goldcrest is the smallest of all our birds, and though not often seen it is extremely abundant wherever a fir or cone-fir plantation is to be found.
Brehm) This species is a rare wanderer to our southern counties during the winter months, although doubtless from its extreme similarity to the Goldcrest it may have been overlooked on several occasions.