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Halcyon 1

Definition: 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.

Halcyon 2

Definition: 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.

Halcyon 3

Definition: Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.

halcyon 4

Definition: 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

Halcyon 5

Definition: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World

Halcyon 6

Definition: (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

halcyon 7

Definition: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon days of the clipper trade"

halcyon 8

Definition: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"

 

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