kingfisher C2 Topic:Animals Also spelled king-fisher US /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃɝ/ UK /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/ See IPA manual Freq #54533 Meanings 1 noun a nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill 2 noun 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. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms kingfisherlikekingy Related forms halcyonkookaburra Etymology Originally king's fisher, from Middle English kyngys fyschare; equivalent to king + fisher. So named for obscure reasons. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # kingfisher **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃɝ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/ **Frequency rank:** 54533 ## Meanings 1. a nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill 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. ## Derived Forms - kingfisherlike - kingy ## Related Forms - halcyon - kookaburra ## Etymology Originally king's fisher, from Middle English kyngys fyschare; equivalent to king + fisher. So named for obscure reasons. ## Topics - Animals markdown