kingfisher
/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə(r)/noun
1- an often brightly coloured bird with a large head and long sharp beak, typically diving for fish from a perch. Many of the tropical kinds live in forests and feed on terrestrial prey such as insects and lizards.翠鸟。
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- Family Alcedinidae: many genera and numerous species, e.g. the small river kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), with bright blue and orange plumage, found from Europe to Australasia.翠鸟科：多属, 众多种, 如产于欧洲及澳洲的、生有明亮的蓝色和橙色羽毛的普通翠鸟（拉丁名Alcedo atthis）。