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Halcyonid

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halcyonnoun(poetic) A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
tree kingfishernounAny of the most numerous family, Halcyonidae, of kingfishers; they are widely distributed in Africa, Asia and Australia.
hermit-birdnoun(ornithology) A hummingbird of the genus Phaethornis.
white-throated kingfishernounHalcyon smyrnensis, an Asian species of tree kingfisher.
heliconiidnoun(zoology) Any butterfly in the nymphalid subfamily Heliconiinae, formerly the family Heliconiidae.
heliconiinenoun(zoology) A heliconiine butterfly.
halictophagidnoun(zoology) Any strepsipteran insect in the family Halictophagidae.
heliodinidnoun(zoology) Any moth in the family Heliodinidae.
alcedinidnoun(ornithology) A kingfisher, any member of the family Alcedinidae.
hawk-cuckoonounAny of the birds of several species in the genus Hierococcyx.
heliornithidnoun(zoology) Any finfoot in the family Heliornithidae.
hedylidnoun(zoology) Any of the family of Hedylidae, the American moth-butterflies.
helicopsychidnoun(zoology) Any caddis fly in the family Helicopsychidae.
halticinenounAny hemipteran of the tribe Halticini
halictinenounAny bee of the subfamily Halictinae
heliconiannounAny butterfly of the genus Heliconius, family Nymphalidae, native to the American tropics and subtropics.
helophoridnoun(zoology) Any beetle in the family Helophoridae.
sea eaglenounAn eagle with a distinctive white tail; specifically, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla).
meliphagidnoun(zoology, ornithology) Any bird of the family Meliphagidae; a honeyeater.
firecrownnounAny hummingbird of the genus Sephanoides.

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