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👄 A person who whistles 🐿️ A marmot 🦆 A diving duck 🐦 A singing bird
whistler

whistler

1 9.9
A fast-diving duck with bright eyes that lives near cold northern lakes
  • noun
  • /ˈhwɪslər/
translation icon : pato goldeneye

Examples

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  • The whistler dove into the icy waters, showcasing its impressive diving skills as it hunted for fish.

  • During our trip to the Arctic, we were thrilled to spot a magnificent whistler gliding across the clear blue sky.

  • The whistler is known for its distinctive golden eye, which helps birdwatchers identify this unique duck species.

Synonyms

goldeneye
vswhistler
1 9.0

A diving duck with bright yellow eyes that lives in cold northern lakes

is an alternative name used for the same Arctic diving duck
Bucephela clangula
vswhistler
  • Specialized
9.9

A diving duck with a large head and yellow eyes that lives in northern lakes

is the everyday common name rather than a Latin scientific label

Surface Forms

whistler singular
whistlers plural

Morphology

whistler = whistle (transparent) = whistle + er

The bird's common name is based on its whistling call; the agentive formation is straightforward.

Etymology

Whistler for the diving duck comes from the quick whistling noise the bird makes in flight or when diving, and the same bird is also known as the goldeneye. So the name whistler points to the duck's high, whistling sound.