Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ceryle_alcyon

1 sense of ceryle alcyon

Sense 1
belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon -- (greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest)
       => kingfisher -- (nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish)