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Kingfisher

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Meaning

Noun

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In Kingfishers:
  • Any of various
    of the
    Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae
    ), having a large
    ,
    and
    ; they
    mostly on fish.
  • (Alcedo atthis)

    • Name

    ●
    A
    , the
    of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    kingfisher
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    fisher
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    -er
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    -er
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    -eren
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    -or
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    -ra
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    fish
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    fiscian
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    king
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    king
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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