kingfisher (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *kingfisher*:
NOUN	animal	kingfisher	nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill

kingfisher > pronunciation
Sounds	kih'ngfih.sher
Rhymes	Ashur ... Yorkshire: 36 rhymes with sher...

English > *kingfisher*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored ; feed mostly on fish.
Member of	Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae	kingfishers
Narrower	Eurasian kingfisher, Alcedo atthis	small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
	belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon	Greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest
	kookaburra, laughing jackass, Dacelo gigas	Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Broader	coraciiform bird	chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
Spanish	alcedines, alción, martín pescador
Catalan	alció, arner, blauet, botiguer

HyperDic: kingfisher