kingfisher

English - Turkish

Definition of kingfisher in English Turkish dictionary

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) yalı çapkını

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) bahri

iskelekuşu

iskele kuşu

balıkçıl

yalıçapkını

{i} emircik

yalıçapkın

Alcedo atthis

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) dere kuşu

Related Terms

european kingfisher

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) yalıçapkını

kingfish

(Gıda) eşkina balığı

kingfish

(Gıda) sarıağız balığı

pied kingfisher

alaca yalıçapkını

kingfish

büyük uskumru

kingfish

dili kodaman

kingfish

bir mahalle veya partinin kuvvetli adam

wood kingfisher

yalıçapkını

English - English

Definition of kingfisher in English English dictionary

Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines, having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish

{n} a small very beautiful bird

They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies

{i} small European diving bird with bright plumage and a long beak, halcyon

About one hundred and fifty species are known

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

Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing them with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc

A kingfisher is a brightly-coloured bird which lives near rivers and lakes and catches fish. a small brightly-coloured bird with a blue body that catches fish in rivers. Any of about 90 species of birds (family Alcedinidae), many of which fish for their food. Solitary birds, kingfishers are found worldwide but are chiefly tropical. They have a large head, long and usually narrow bill, compact body, small feet, and usually a short or medium-length tail. Species range from 4 to 18 in. (10-45 cm) long; most have bright, boldly patterned plumage, and many are crested. They utter rattling or piping calls, and they plunge into the water for small fish and other aquatic animals. The only widespread North American species, the belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon), is bluish gray above and white below. The forest kingfishers (e.g., kookaburra) have a broader bill

Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidæ

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kingfisher daisy

softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays

kingfish

any of several food fishes of the genus Menticirrhus from the Atlantic

sacred kingfisher

a tree kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus, that inhabits Australian forests

tree kingfisher

the most numerous family, Halcyonidae, of kingfishers; they are widely distributed in Africa, Asia and Australia

A kingfisher

halcyon

Kingfish

kin

belted kingfisher

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

eurasian kingfisher

small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage

kingfish

large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters

kingfish

An American marine food fish of the genus Menticirrus, especially M

kingfish

any of several similar fishes of the Pacific

kingfish

nebulosos, of the Atlantic coast; called also whiting, surf whiting, and barb

kingfish

Any of various fishes, among them certain species of mackerel and a drum. The king mackerel, or kingfish (Scomberomorus cavalla), is a western Atlantic fish about 67 in. (170 cm) long and weighing 79 lbs (36 kg) or more. The kingfish, or whiting (Menticirrhus saxatilis), of the Atlantic, is notable among drums in that it lacks an air bladder

kingfish

large game fish of Australia and New Zealand

kingfish

the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States

kingfish

small silvery marine food fish found off California

kingfish

any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast

kingfish

The queenfish

kingfish

The opah

kingfish

large game fish of Australia and New Zealand any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States

kingfish

The common cero; also, the spotted cero

kingfish

saxatilis, or M

kingfishers

Alcedinidae

Hyphenation

King·fish·er

Turkish pronunciation

kîngfîşır

Pronunciation

/ˈkəɴɢˌfəsʜər/ /ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃɜr/

Etymology

() From king + fisher.