Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A halcyon, or non-aquatic kingfisher: a name invented to avoid speaking of a bird that does not fish as a “kingfisher.” See
Halcyoninæ .
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Examples
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The dark woods resound with the lively and exultant song of the kinghunter
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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The dark woods resound with the lively and exultant song of the kinghunter (_Halcyon striolata_), as he sits perched on high among the trees.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 David Livingstone 1843
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