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1. (n.) kingfisher
any of various usu. brightly colored birds of the family Alcedinidae, of worldwide distribution, with large heads and robust bills: many dive for fish.
Etymology: (1400–50)
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1. (noun) kingfisher
nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
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1. (noun) kingfisher
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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Sense: a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish.
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 Afrikaans: visvanger |
 Arabic: طائِر الرفْراف |
 Bulgarian: рибарче |
 Brazilian: martim-pescador |
 Czech: ledňáček |
 German: der Eisvogel |
 Danish: isfugl |
 Greek: αλκυόνα |
 Spanish: martín pescador |
 Estonian: jäälind |
 Farsi: مرغ ماهی خوار |
 Finnish: kuningaskalastaja |
 French: martin-pêcheur |
 Hebrew: שַׁלדָג |
 Hindi: किलकिला |
 Croatian: vodomar |
 Hungarian: jégmadár |
 Indonesian: burung paruh udang |
 Icelandic: bláþyrill, ísfugl, kóngsf |
 Italian: martin pescatore |
 Japanese: かわせみ |
 Korean: 물총새류의 새 |
 Lithuanian: tulžys |
 Latvian: zivju dzenis |
 Malay: burung raja udang |
 Dutch: ijsvogel |
 Norwegian: isfugl |
 Polish: zimorodek |
 Persian: مرغ ماهی خوار |
 Pashto: يو ډول مرغه چى كبان خورى |
 Portuguese: tipo de pássaro |
 Romanian: pescăruş albastru |
 Russian: (голубой) зимородок |
 Slovak: rybárik |
 Slovenian: vodomec |
 Serbian: vodomar |
 Swedish: kungsfiskare |
 Thai: นกกระเต็น |
 Turkish: iskele kuşu, yalıçapkını |
 Taiwanese: 翠鳥，魚狗 |
 Ukrainian: рибалочка, зимородок |
 Urdu: رام چڑیا |
 Vietnamese: chim bói cá |
 Chinese: 翠鸟 |
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