kingfisher
/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/ · noun
Meaning
- Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
- common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- A city, the county seat of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States.
Etymology / origin
Originally king's fisher, from Middle English kyngys fyschare; equivalent to king + fisher. So named for obscure reasons.
- kyngys fyschare(enm)→
- kingfisher (English)
- Relations: inh
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