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Definition of Halcyon
1. Adjective. Idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity. "A halcyon atmosphere"
2. Noun. (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher.
3. Adjective. Marked by peace and prosperity. "The halcyon days of the clipper trade"
4. Noun. A large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Alcedinidae, Family Alcedinidae
5. Noun. 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 waves.
Definition of Halcyon
1. n. A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits, as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
2. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the calm weather about the winter solstice.
Definition of Halcyon
1. Noun. In classical legends, a bird said to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters; later usually identified with a type of kingfisher, hence (poetic) a kingfisher. ¹
2. Noun. (zoology) A tropical kingfisher of the genus ''Halcyon'', such as the sacred kingfisher ''Halcyon sancta'' of Australia. ¹
3. Adjective. Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher ¹
4. Adjective. Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Halcyon
1. a mythical bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Halcyon
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