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halcyon:
- pájaro de hielo; martín pescador
Wiktionary:
- halcyon → alcedón, martín pescador, alción
- halcyon → martín pescador

English

Detailed Translations for halcyon from English to Spanish

halcyon:

halcyon [the ~] noun

the halcyon (kingfisher)
el pájaro de hielo; el martín pescador
- pájaro de hielo [el ~] noun
- martín pescador [el ~] noun

Translation Matrix for halcyon:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
martín pescador	halcyon; kingfisher
pájaro de hielo	halcyon; kingfisher
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	golden; prosperous

Synonyms for "halcyon":

peaceful
golden; prosperous; happy
Alcyone; Halcyon; mythical being
genus Halcyon; bird genus

Related Definitions for "halcyon":

marked by peace and prosperity¹
- the halcyon days of the clipper trade¹
idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity¹
- a halcyon atmosphere¹
a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves¹

Wiktionary Translations for halcyon:

halcyon

noun

Bird of genus Halcyon
- halcyon → alcedón; martín pescador
poetic: kingfisher
- halcyon → alcedón; alción

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• halcyon	→ martín pescador	↔ martin-pêcheur — ornithol\|nocat Une des espèces d'oiseaux alcédinidés de taille moyenne, au bec droit et long, aux pattes courtes, et au plumage de couleurs vives.

Halcyon:

Translation Matrix for Halcyon:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	Alcyone; genus Halcyon

Related Definitions for "Halcyon":

a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World¹
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher¹

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