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' |
striped killifish mayfish may fish Fundulus majalis | black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the United States |
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 |
plateau striped whiptail Cnemidophorus velox | having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado |
California whipsnake striped racer Masticophis lateralis | a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides |
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 |
striped button quail Turnix sylvatica | a variety of button quail having stripes |
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 |
striped hyena Hyaena hyaena | of northern Africa and Arabia and India |
goldeneye golden-eyed fly | a variety of green lacewing |
golden hamster Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus | small lightolored hamster often kept as a pet |
eastern chipmunk hackee striped squirrel ground squirrel Tamias striatus | small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches |
striped muishond Ictonyx striata | ferret-sized muishond often tamed |
striped skunk Mephitis mephitis | most common and widespread North American skunk |
angwantibo golden potto Arctocebus calabarensis | a kind of lemur |
striped bass striper Roccus saxatilis rockfish | marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes, migrates upriver to spawn, sometimes placed in the genus Morone |
striped drum Equetus pulcher | a kind of drumfish |
striped mullet Mugil cephalus | most important commercial mullet in eastern United States |
striped marlin Makaira mitsukurii | Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes |
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 |
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 |
Grimes' golden | yellow apple that ripens in late autumn, eaten raw |
striped bass striper | caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States |
treacle golden syrup | a pale cane syrup |
Golden Horde | a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the th century |
California Golden State CA Calif. | a state in the western United States on the Pacific, the rd largest state, known for earthquakes |
Golden Gate | a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean, discovered in by Sir Francis Drake |
oldster old person senior citizen golden ager | an elderly person |
wonder boy golden boy | a man who is unusually successful at an early age |
golden larch Pseudolarix amabilis | Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves |
golden clematis Clematis tangutica | Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers |
goldthread golden thread Coptis groenlandica Coptis trifolia groenlandica | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers |
goldenseal golden seal yellow root turmeric root Hydrastis Canadensis | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves |
golden wattle Acacia pycnantha | shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental |
common allamanda golden trumpet Allamanda cathartica | vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers |
golden pothos pothos ivy arum Epipremnum aureum Scindapsus aureus | evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage |
golden club Orontium aquaticum | aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers |
golden calla | any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes |