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EURASIAN KINGFISHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
Synonyms:
Alcedo atthis; Eurasian kingfisher
Classified under:
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)