martín pescador
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From personal name Martín (probably = St. Martin) + pescador.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /maɾˌtim peskaˈdoɾ/ [maɾˌt̪ĩm pes.kaˈð̞oɾ]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Syllabification: mar‧tín pes‧ca‧dor
Noun
[edit]martín pescador m (plural martines pescadores)
- kingfisher (Alcedinidae)
- Synonyms: alción, guardarrío, alcedón
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “martín pescador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014