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belted kingfisher

belt·ed king·fish·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-tid king-fish-er]
    • /ˈbɛl tɪd ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bel-tid king-fish-er]
    • /ˈbɛl tɪd ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃ ər/

Definition of belted kingfisher words

  • noun belted kingfisher a grayish-blue, North American kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, having a white breast marked with a grayish-blue band. 1

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Origin of belted kingfisher

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Belted kingfisher

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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belted kingfisher popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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