kingfisher

king·fish·er  (kngfshr)

n.

Any of various birds of the family Alcedinidae, characteristically having a crested head, a long stout beak, a short tail, and brilliant coloration.

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kingfisher [ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any coraciiform bird of the family Alcedinidae, esp the Eurasian Alcedo atthis, which has a greenish-blue and orange plumage. Kingfishers have a large head, short tail, and long sharp bill and tend to live near open water and feed on fish

[originally king's fisher]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

kingfisher - nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish coraciiform bird - chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae - kingfishers Alcedo atthis, Eurasian kingfisher - small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon - greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest Dacelo gigas, kookaburra, laughing jackass - Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry

Translations

kingfisher [ˈkɪŋfɪʃəʳ] N → martín m pescador

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kingfisher [ˈkɪŋfɪʃə^r] n → martin-pêcheur m

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kingfisher

n → Eisvogel m

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kingfisher [ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃəʳ] n → martin m inv pescatore

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kingfisher [ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃəʳ] n → martin m inv pescatore

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kingfisher → طائر الرفراف ledňáček isfugl Eisvogel αλκυόνα martín pescador kuningaskalastaja martin-pêcheur vodomar martin pescatore カワセミ 물총새 ijsvogel isfugl zimorodek martim-pescador зимородок kungsfiskare นกกินปลา yalı çapkını chim bói cá 翠鸟