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EURASIAN KINGFISHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Eurasian kingfisher mean? 

EURASIAN KINGFISHER (noun)
  The noun EURASIAN KINGFISHER has 1 sense:

1. small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumageplay

  Familiarity information: EURASIAN KINGFISHER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EURASIAN KINGFISHER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alcedo atthis; Eurasian kingfisher

Hypernyms ("Eurasian kingfisher" is a kind of...):

kingfisher (nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish)

Holonyms ("Eurasian kingfisher" is a member of...):

Alcedo; genus Alcedo (type genus of the Alcedinidae)


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