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KINGF-ish-uh/ˈkɪŋfɪʃə/

A kingfisher is a small bright bird, often blue and orange, with a long beak; it dives into rivers for fish. Countable: a kingfisher, kingfishers. Write one word: kingfisher. A seagull is larger and lives by the sea; a duck swims on a pond and does not dive like this for fish. Mix-up: king + fisher as two jobs (a king, a person who fishes).

Meaning

A small bright bird with a long beak that dives into water for fish.

Examples

• “A kingfisher sat by the river.”
• “We waited quietly and saw a kingfisher.”
• “The kingfisher flew low over the water.”

Good to know

a kingfisher (one word, blue/orange, dives). Contrast: seagull (sea, larger), duck (pond). Mix-up: king + fisher.

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