HyperDic: genus_halcyon

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Halcyon:
NOUNanimalgenus Halcyon, Halcyona large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
English > genus Halcyon: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World.
SynonymHalcyon
Member ofAlcedinidae, family Alcedinidaekingfishers
Broaderbird genusA genus of birds

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