kingfisher
English
/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə/
noun
Definitions
- Any of various birds of the suborder (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
Etymology
Compound from English king + English fisher.
Origin
English
fisher
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- King's Daughters English
- Kingston English
- Kingstree English
- antiking English
- dragonking English
- electrofisher English
- fish English
- fisher English
- fisherboy English
- fisheress English
- fisherfolk English
- fisherman English
- fisherperson English
- fisherwoman English
- flyfisher English
- foreking English
- ghostking English
- god-king English
- high king English
- kin English
- king English
- kingbird English
- kingbolt English
- kingcraft English
- kingcroaker English
- kingcup English
- kingdom English
- kingfish English
- kingfisherlike English
- kinghood English
- kingless English
- kinglet English
- kinglike English
- kingling English
- kingly English
- kingmake English
- kingmaker English
- kingmaking English
- kingpin English
- kingric English
- kingship English
- kingslayer English
- kingsman English
- kingsnake English
- kingwood English
- kingy English
- make-king English
- merking English
- nonking English
- overking English
- priest-king English
- rodfisher English
- spearfisher English
- subking English
- underking English
- unking English
- キング Japanese
- fischer Middle English
- king Middle English
- คิง Thai
- King Cebuano
- 킹 Korean
- kiin̄ Marshallese
- king Tok Pisin
- K@Shoulder K@Abdomen American Sign Language
- kin
- fish
- king
- kingy
- kingly
- fisher
- unking
- kingdom
- nonking
- kinglet
- subking
- kingcup
- kingric
- merking
- kingpin
- overking
- Kingston
- kingship
- kinghood
- kingling
- kingsman
- kingless
- antiking
- kingbolt
- foreking
- kingbird
- kinglike
- kingwood
- kingmake
- kingfish
- god-king
- flyfisher
- ghostking
- fisheress
- Kingstree
- kingmaker
- rodfisher
- make-king
- underking
- high king
- kingcraft
- fisherman
- kingsnake
- fisherboy
- dragonking
- kingmaking
- kingslayer
- fisherfolk
- fisherwoman
- spearfisher
- kingcroaker
- priest-king
- fisherperson
- electrofisher
- kingfisherlike
- King's Daughters