alcyon

alsijɔ̃

Definition

Definition of alcyon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

oiseau

Dated

martin-pêcheur vivant près des cours d'eau

Dated

L'alcyon plonge rapidement pour attraper les poissons.

martin-pêcheur

oiseau d'eau

mythologie

Dated

oiseau de mer fabuleux de la mythologie grecque annonçant le calme

Dated

L'alcyon était considéré par les Grecs comme un présage de paix.

oiseau mythique

salangane

Dated

hirondelle de mer dont les nids servent d'aliment en Asie

Dated

Les nids d'alcyon sont très recherchés en cuisine chinoise.

hirondelle de mer

salangane

polypier

TECH.

organisme marin colonial formant des structures calcaires

TECH.

L'alcyon fixé sur le rocher filtre l'eau de mer.

corail

blason

TECH.

figure héraldique représentant un oiseau aux ailes déployées

TECH.

L'alcyon orne le blason de cette famille noble.

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martin-pêcheur vivant près des cours d'eau
hirondelle de mer dont les nids servent d'aliment en Asie
organisme marin colonial formant des structures calcaires
figure héraldique représentant un oiseau aux ailes déployées

Origin of alcyon

grec, alkyon (martin-pêcheur)

Examples of alcyon in a sentence

J’ai observé un alcyon chasser près de la rivière.
On croyait que l’alcyon calmait les tempêtes en hiver.
Les marins priaient l’alcyon avant de prendre la mer.
Un alcyon survolait la mer au crépuscule.
Les pêcheurs observaient les alcyons près des falaises.
Les plongeurs ont observé un alcyon coloré près du récif.

Un alcyon s’est développé sur la coque du bateau.
Un alcyon figure sur l'écu du village.
Le chevalier portait un bouclier décoré d'un alcyon.

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English:kingfisher, halcyon, ...
German:Eisvogel, Alkyon, ...
Italian:martin pescatore, alcione, ...
Spanish:martín pescador, ave alción, ...
Portuguese:martim-pescador, alcião, ...
Chinese:翠鸟, 神话中的海鸟, ...
Japanese:カワセミ, ハルシオン鳥, ...
Arabic:رفراف, أَلْسِيُون, ...
Hebrew:שַׁלְדָּג, אַלְקְיוֹן, ...
Russian:зимородок, альцион, ...
Ukrainian:альціон, алькіон, ...
Catalan:martinet pescador, halció, ...
Danish:isfugl, alkyone, ...
Dutch:ijsvogel, alcyon, ...
Greek:αλκυόνα, αλκυόνη, ...
Hungarian:jégmadár, alküon, ...
Khmer:សត្វមច្ឆាចាប់, បក្សីអាល់ស៊ីយ៉ុង, ...
Korean:물총새, 할키온, ...
Polish:zimorodek, alkion, ...
Portuguese (BR):martim-pescador, alcião, ...
Romanian:pescăraș albastru, alcyon, ...
Swedish:kungsfiskare, alkyon, ...
Thai:นกกินปลา, นกอัลไซออน, ...
Turkish:yalıçapkını, alcyon kuşu, ...
Vietnamese:chim bói cá, chim alcyon, ...

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Definition of alcyon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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