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kingfisher
(kɪŋfɪʃəʳ)
Word forms: plural kingfishers
countable noun
A kingfisher is a brightly-coloured bird which lives near rivers and lakes and catches fish.
kingfisher in British English
(ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə)
noun
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
Word origin
C15: originally king's fisherkingfisher in American English
(ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃər)
noun
any of a family (Alcedinidae) of coraciiform birds, usually having bright coloration, a large, crested head, a large, strong beak, and a short tail: most species dive for fish
Word origin
ME kyngys fyschare, lit., king's fisherImage ofkingfisher
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British English: kingfisher /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/ NOUN
A kingfisher is a brightly-coloured bird which lives near rivers and lakes and catches fish.
- American English: kingfisher
- Arabic: رَفْرَافٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: martim-pescador
- Chinese: 翠鸟
- Croatian: vodomar
- Czech: ledňáček
- Danish: isfugl
- Dutch: ijsvogel
- European Spanish: martín pescador
- Finnish: kuningaskalastaja
- French: martin-pêcheur
- German: Eisvogel
- Greek: αλκυόνα
- Italian: martin pescatore
- Japanese: カワセミ
- Korean: 물총새
- Norwegian: isfugl
- Polish: zimorodek
- European Portuguese: pica-peixe
- Romanian: pescăruș
- Russian: зимородок
- Latin American Spanish: martín pescador
- Swedish: kungsfiskare
- Thai: นกกินปลา
- Turkish: yalı çapkını
- Ukrainian: зимородок
- Vietnamese: chim bói cá
Chinese translation of 'kingfisher'
kingfisher
(ˈkɪŋfɪʃəʳ)
n (c)
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翠鸟(鳥)
(cuìniǎo) (只, zhī)