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KINGFISHER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting animals

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

coraciiform bird (chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "kingfisher"):

Alcedo atthis; Eurasian kingfisher (small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage)

belted kingfisher; Ceryle alcyon (greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest)

Dacelo gigas; kookaburra; laughing jackass (Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry)

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

Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)

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