Definitions for kingfisher
ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ ərking·fish·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kingfishernoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. kingfishernoun

   Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines, having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kingfishernoun

   A species of bird.

   When dew refreshing on the pasture fields
   The moon bestows, kingfishers play on shore. Thomas May, Virgil.

   Bitterns, herons, sea-gulls, kingfishers, and water-rats, are great enemies to fish. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

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1. kingfisher

   A kingfisher is a type of bird known for its bright colors, particularly blue and orange shades. They're usually spotted around water bodies as their diet primarily consists of aquatic creatures like fish and crustaceans. Kingfishers tend to have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are about 90 species of kingfisher worldwide.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kingfishernoun

   any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies

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1. Kingfisher

   Kingfishers are a group of small to medium sized brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species being found in the Old World and Australasia. The group is treated either as a single family, Alcedinidae, or as a suborder Alcedines containing three families, Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae, and Cerylidae. There are roughly 90 species of kingfisher. All have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with little differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests. They consume a wide range of prey as well as fish, usually caught by swooping down from a perch. Like other members of their order they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. A few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction. In Britain, the word 'kingfisher' normally refers to the Common Kingfisher.

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1. kingfisher

   Kingfisher (noun)a type of bird that catches only fish.

   Kingfisher a bright colored bird with long bill used to get food.

   
   

   Submitted by pinkss5 on October 21, 2015  

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Kingfisher

   The king of fisher birds that dive into water for their prey, so called on account of its gay plumage.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. KINGFISHER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kingfisher is ranked #75564 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Kingfisher surname appeared 255 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kingfisher.
   
   75.6% or 193 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   12.9% or 33 total occurrences were White.
   8.6% or 22 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Coraciiform Bird

How to pronounce kingfisher?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of kingfisher in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of kingfisher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of kingfisher in a Sentence

1. Harish Bijoor:

   Who would ever want to run with a label called Kingfisher Airlines?.

2. Vijay Mallya:

   Only wish the same was done for Kingfisher.

3. Harish Bijoor:

   Who would ever want to run with a label called Kingfisher Airlines?

4. Allyson Jackson:

   Even though fish-eating terrestrial consumers are often exposed to high levels of mercury, they are usually not species eaten by humans – think of an osprey, kingfisher or bald eagle, the same is true for terrestrial consumers that rely on emergent aquatic insects – they are often not species consumed by humans such as spiders, songbirds and bats.

5. Kawin Ngernanek:

   Yes, yes, yes, yes, kingfisher Holdings Ltd. buys several types of products.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=kingfisher
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Kingfisher
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=kingfisher
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingfisher
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=kingfisher
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=kingfisher
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html