| halcyon | <ornithology> A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia. "Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be As halcyons brooding on a winter sea." (Dryden) Origin: L. Halcyon, alcyon, Gr., F. Halcyon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| halcyonold | <zoology> See Alcyonoid. Origin: Halcyon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |