Definition of "kingfishers" [kingfishers]

• Plural form of kingfisher. (noun)

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• "It was said that they were changed into the birds which we call kingfishers, a story which, probably, has no other foundation than the name of"
• "When Halcyone plunged into the sea in despair after the shipwreck and death of her husband King Ceyx, Thetis transformed both husband and wife into the birds called kingfishers (halcyones), which, with the tender affection which characterized the unfortunate couple, always fly in pairs."
• "Recent studies have indicated high levels of mercury in birds such as kingfishers and raptors, as well as in native fish."