whistlewing

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English

Etymology

From whistle +‎ wing?

Noun

whistlewing (plural whistlewings)

  1. (dated, Canada, US) The common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula

References

whistlewing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.