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Vinony

kingfisher

noun

  1. type of bird
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/

name

Etymology: Either after a person named King Fisher, or a combination of the surnames King and Fisher.

  1. A city, the county seat of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States.

noun

Etymology: Originally king's fisher, from Middle English kyngys fyschare; equivalent to king + fisher. So named for obscure reasons.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.