kingfisher

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪŋfɪʃər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(king′fish′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
king•fish•er /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa brightly colored bird found worldwide, with a large head and big bill.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
king•fish•er  (king′fish′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of numerous fish- or insect-eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored.
  • 1400–50; king + fisher; replacing king's fisher, late Middle English kinges fisher

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kingfisher / ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/
  1. any coraciiform bird of the family Alcedinidae, esp the Eurasian Alcedo atthis, which has a greenish-blue and orange plumage. Kingfishers have a large head, short tail, and long sharp bill and tend to live near open water and feed on fish
Etymology: 15th Century: originally king's fisher
'kingfisher' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Alcyone - alcyonarian - belted kingfisher - halcyon - kingfisher daisy - kookaburra - martin

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