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goldcrest

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A very small passerine bird, Regulus regulus, that breeds in Eurasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gold-crested wren

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: golden-crested kinglet, Regulus regulus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kinglet

History

Etymology

From gold + crest.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mbretth — bird
  • Asturian: reyín de faya — bird
  • Azerbaijani: çalıquşu — bird
  • Basque: mendi-erregetxo — bird
  • Bulgarian: жълтоглаво кралче (žǎltoglavo kralče) — bird
  • Catalan: reietó — bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戴菊 (dàijú) — bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戴菊鳥 /戴菊鸟 (dàijúniǎo) — bird
  • Czech: králíček obecný — bird
  • Dutch: goudhaan — bird
  • Estonian: pöialpoiss — bird
  • Finnish: hippiäinen — bird
  • French: roitelet huppé — bird
  • Gagauz: çalı kuşu — bird
  • German: Goldhähnchen — bird
  • Irish: dreoilín ceannbhuí — bird
  • Irish: dreoilín cíorbhuí — bird
  • Japanese: 菊戴 (kiku-itadaki) — bird
  • Korean: 상모솔새 (sangmosolsae) — bird
  • Eastern Mari: кож казыля (kož kazyĺa) — bird
  • Norman: capuchinne — bird
  • Persian: سسک تاجطلایی (sesk tâjtalâyi) — bird
  • Polish: mysikrólik — bird
  • Portuguese: estrelinha — bird
  • Punjabi: سونا سری (sonā srī) — bird
  • Romanian: aușel — bird
  • Russian: королёк (koroljók) — bird
  • Lule-Sami: gållegahper — bird
  • Lule-Sami: låddegånågis — bird
  • Northern Sami: loddegonagas — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: bigein — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: crionag-bhuidhe — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: dreathan a' chinn bhuidhe — bird
  • Spanish: reyezuelo — bird
  • Swedish: kungsfågel — bird
  • Turkish: çalı kuşu — bird
  • Udmurt: ӵужйырӟузьы (čužjyrdźuźy) — bird
  • Udmurt: ӵужӟолёки (čuždźoľoki) — bird
  • Walloon: roytea — bird
  • Walloon: flaminete — bird
  • Welsh: dryw eurben — bird
  • Welsh: eurben — bird