kingfisher

名词 n.
/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.; common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

词形变化

kingfishers plural king's fisher alternative,obsolete

词源

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