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kingfisher

DEFINITIONS OF: kingfisher

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n nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish

Types:
Alcedo atthis, Eurasian kingfisher
small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
Ceryle alcyon, belted kingfisher
greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest
Dacelo gigas, kookaburra, laughing jackass
Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Type of:
coraciiform bird
chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
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