golden parachute | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover |
golden algae | algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll |
golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas | shiner of eastern North America having golden glints, sometimes also called `bream' |
green-tailed towhee Chlorura chlorura | towhee of the Rocky Mountains |
yellow warbler golden warbler yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
golden oriole Oriolus oriolus | bright yellow songbird with black wings |
redtail red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis | dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail |
swallow-tailed kite swallow-tailed hawk Elanoides forficatus | graceful North American black-and-white kite |
white-tailed kite Elanus leucurus | grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions |
golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos | large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck |
ern erne grey sea eagle gray sea eagle European sea eagle white-tailed sea eagle Haliatus albicilla | bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail, of Europe and Greenland |
tailed frog bell toad ribbed toad tailed toad Ascaphus trui | western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ |
zebra-tailed lizard gridiron-tailed lizard Callisaurus draconoides | swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs, of deserts of United States and Mexico |
sharp-tailed grouse sprigtail sprig tail Pedioecetes phasianellus | large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America |
golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus | brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia |
band-tailed pigeon band-tail pigeon bandtail Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
pin-tailed sandgrouse pin-tailed grouse Pterocles alchata | sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers |
pintail pin-tailed duck Anas acuta | long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers |
nail-tailed wallaby nail-tailed kangaroo | small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail |
brush-tailed phalanger Trichosurus vulpecula | bushy-tailed phalanger |
brewer's mole hair-tailed mole Parascalops breweri | mole of eastern North America |
golden mole | mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur |
short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda | North American shrew with tail less than half its body length |
golden plover | plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots |
golden retriever | an English breed having a long silky golden coat |
slender-tailed meerkat Suricata suricatta | a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail |
freetail free-tailed bat freetailed bat | small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail, common in warm regions |
goldeneye golden-eyed fly | a variety of green lacewing |
white-tailed jackrabbit whitetail jackrabbit Lepus townsendi | largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States, brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter, tail nearly always all white |
round-tailed muskrat Florida water rat Neofiber alleni | of Florida wetlands |
golden hamster Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus | small lightolored hamster often kept as a pet |
brush-tailed porcupine brush-tail porcupine | porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail |
long-tailed porcupine Trichys lipura | porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail |
Virginia deer white tail whitetail white-tailed deer whitetail deer Odocoileus Virginianus | common North American deer, tail has a white underside |
black-tailed deer blacktail deer blacktail Odocoileus hemionus columbianus | mule deer of western Rocky Mountains |
longtail weasel long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata | the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail |
pentail pen-tail pen-tailed tree shrew | brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third, of Malaysia |
Madagascar cat ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta | small lemur having its tail barred with black |
angwantibo golden potto Arctocebus calabarensis | a kind of lemur |
a bassarisk cacomistle cacomixle coon cat raccoon fox ringtail ring-tailed cat civet cat miner's cat Bassariscus astutus | raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings |
four-tailed bandage | a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends, the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head |
golden calf | (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship, destroyed by Moses, it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly |
Golden Gate Bridge | a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate |
swallow-tailed coat swallowtail morning coat | a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back |
golden mean | the middle between extremes |
Golden Rule | a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them (Matthew :) |
golden rule | any important rule, the golden rule of teaching is to be clear |
oldie golden oldie | a song that was formerly popular |
golden handshake | a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire) |
Golden Delicious Yellow Delicious | a sweet eating apple with yellow skin |