kingfisher

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	coraciiform bird,
definition	:	chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	alcedo atthis, eurasian kingfisher,
definition	:	small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	belted kingfisher, ceryle alcyon,
definition	:	greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	dacelo gigas, kookaburra, laughing jackass,
definition	:	Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	alcedinidae, family alcedinidae,
definition	:	kingfishers (noun.animal)