halcyonineadj.

Brit.

/ˈhalsɪəniːn/, U.S.

/ˈhælsiəˌnin/

Etymology: < scientific Latin Halcyon, genus name (see halcyon n.) + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Halcyoninae (1840, attributed to J. E. Gray).

Ornithology. rare.

Of or relating to the genus Halcyon or subfamily Halcyoninae of kingfishers.

ΚΠ

1872 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 678 The shape and the length of the bill does not quite justify such paternity; for although it has been asserted to be truly Halcyonine, I regard it as sui generis.

2012 Zootaxa 3569 543 Several species of halcyonine kingfishers also occur in Africa.., though there are no records of Emersoniella from that continent yet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	halcyonine
释义	halcyonineadj. Brit. /ˈhalsɪəniːn/, U.S. /ˈhælsiəˌnin/ Etymology: < scientific Latin Halcyon, genus name (see halcyon n.) + -ine suffix¹, after scientific Latin Halcyoninae (1840, attributed to J. E. Gray). Ornithology. rare. Of or relating to the genus Halcyon or subfamily Halcyoninae of kingfishers. ΚΠ 1872 Proc. Zool. Soc. London 678 The shape and the length of the bill does not quite justify such paternity; for although it has been asserted to be truly Halcyonine, I regard it as sui generis. 2012 Zootaxa 3569 543 Several species of halcyonine kingfishers also occur in Africa.., though there are no records of Emersoniella from that continent yet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1872
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