golden parachute | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover |
butterfly butterfly stroke | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down |
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' |
butterfly ray | a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin |
yellow warbler golden warbler yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
golden oriole Oriolus oriolus | bright yellow songbird with black wings |
golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos | large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck |
golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus | brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia |
golden mole | mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur |
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 |
goldeneye golden-eyed fly | a variety of green lacewing |
butterfly | diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings |
nymphalid nymphalid butterfly brush-footed butterfly four-footed butterfly | medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and mucheduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast |
mourning cloak mourning cloak butterfly Camberwell beauty Nymphalis antiopa | of temperate regions, having dark purple wings with yellow borders |
tortoiseshell tortoiseshell butterfly | brilliantly colored, larvae feed on nettles |
ringlet ringlet butterfly | any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae |
comma comma butterfly Polygonia comma | anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing |
emperor butterfly emperor | large richly colored butterfly |
peacock peacock butterfly Inachis io | European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot |
danaid danaid butterfly | large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste |
monarch monarch butterfly milkweed butterfly Danaus plexippus | large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings, the larvae feed on milkweed |
pierid pierid butterfly | any of numerous paleolored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs |
cabbage butterfly | white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage |
southern cabbage butterfly Pieris protodice | common North American form of cabbage butterfly |
sulphur butterfly sulfur butterfly | any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies |
lycaenid lycaenid butterfly | any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae |
hairstreak hairstreak butterfly | small butterflies having striped markings under the wings |
golden hamster Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus | small lightolored hamster often kept as a pet |
angwantibo golden potto Arctocebus calabarensis | a kind of lemur |
butterfly fish | small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins, found worldwide |
band banding stripe | an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material |
butterfly valve | a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle |
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 |
magnetic stripe | a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card, it contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc. |
wing nut wing-nut wing screw butterfly nut thumbnut | a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning |
stripe streak bar | a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background, a green toad with small black stripes or bars, may the Stars and Stripes forever wave |
golden mean | the middle between extremes |
stripe | a kind or category, businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal |
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 |
service stripe hashmark hash mark | an insignia worn to indicate years of service |
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) |
chevron stripe stripes grade insignia | V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service, they earned their stripes in Kuwait |
stripe | a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service |
Golden Delicious Yellow Delicious | a sweet eating apple with yellow skin |
Grimes' golden | yellow apple that ripens in late autumn, eaten raw |