CERYLE ALCYON

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Meaning:

Greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest

Synonyms:

belted kingfisher; Ceryle alcyon

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ceryle alcyon" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Ceryle alcyon" is a member of...):

Ceryle; genus Ceryle (a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae)

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