martin-pêcheur

French

un martin-pêcheur d'Europe

Etymology

From martin +‎ pêcheur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.tɛ̃.pɛ.ʃœʁ/ ~ /maʁ.tɛ̃.pe.ʃœʁ/

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Noun

martin-pêcheur m (plural martins-pêcheurs)

1. kingfisher (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines)

Further reading

• “martin-pêcheur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012