KINGFISHER
Dictionary entry overview: What does kingfisher mean? • KINGFISHER (noun)
The noun KINGFISHER has 1 sense:
1. nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
Familiarity information: KINGFISHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KINGFISHER (noun)
Meaning:
Nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("kingfisher" is a kind of...):
coraciiform bird (chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kingfisher"):
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)
Holonyms ("kingfisher" is a member of...):
Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
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