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English Dictionary: whistler	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for whistler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Whistler n United States painter (1834-1903) [syn: Whistler, {James Abbott McNeill Whistler}] someone who makes a loud high sound large North American mountain marmot Synonym(s): hoary marmot, whistler, whistling marmot, Marmota caligata large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions Synonym(s): goldeneye, whistler, Bucephela clangula Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call Synonym(s): thickhead, whistler
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whistlefish \Whis"tle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A gossat, or rockling; -- called also {whistler}, {three-bearded rockling}, {sea loach}, and {sorghe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whistler \Whis"tler\, n. [AS. hwistlere.] 1. One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The ring ousel. (b) The widgeon. [Prov. Eng.] (c) The golden-eye. (d) The golden plover and the gray plover. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The hoary, or northern, marmot ({Arctomys pruinosus}). 4. (Zo[94]l.) The whistlefish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) 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 ({G. Islandica}) is less common.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gossat \Gos"sat\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small British marine fish ({Motella tricirrata}); -- called also {whistler} and {three-bearded rockling}. [Prov. Eng.]