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halcyon

Length / number of characters: 7
Number of words: 1

  • (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
  • a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
  • marked by peace and prosperity
  • 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
  • idyllically calm and peaceful
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hence: Calm
  • Residential area (city, town, village) in Canada
  • Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in California
  • Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Missouri
  • Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in West Virginia

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