| slovo | definícia |
Alcyon
(gcide) | Alcyon \Al"cy*on\, n.
See Halcyon.
[1913 Webster] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
halcyon
(mass) | halcyon
- pokojný |
halcyon
(encz) | halcyon,blažený adj: Zdeněk Brožhalcyon,klidný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
order alcyonaria
(encz) | order Alcyonaria, n: |
suborder alcyonacea
(encz) | suborder Alcyonacea, n: |
Alcyonacea
(gcide) | Alcyonacea \Al`cy*o*na"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is
the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.
[1913 Webster] |
Alcyonaria
(gcide) | Alcyonaria \Al`cy*o*na"ri*a\
(acr/l`s[i^]*[o^]*n[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL.]
(Zool.)
One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea,
Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.
[1913 Webster] |
Alcyones
(gcide) | Alcyones \Al*cy"o*nes\ ([a^]l*s[i^]*[o^]*n[=e]z), n. pl. [L.,
pl. of Alcyon.] (Zool.)
The kingfishers.
[1913 Webster] |
Alcyonic
(gcide) | Alcyonic \Al`cy*on"ic\ ([a^]l`s[i^]*[o^]n"[i^]k), a. (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.
[1913 Webster] |
Alcyonium
(gcide) | Alcyonium \Al`cy*o"ni*um\, n. [Gr. ? a zo["o]phyte, so called
from being like the halcyon's nest.] (Zool.)
A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling
flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly
used for certain species of sponges.
[1913 Webster] |
Alcyonoid
(gcide) | Alcyonoid \Al"cy*o*noid\ ([a^]l"s[i^]*[-o]*noid), a. [Gr.
'alkyo`nion + -oid.] (Zool.)
Like or pertaining to the Alcyonaria. -- n. A zo["o]phyte
of the order Alcyonaria.
[1913 Webster] |
Ceryle alcyon
(gcide) | Kingfisher \King"fish`er\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`[~e]r), n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family
Alcedinid[ae]. Most of them feed upon fishes which they
capture by diving and seizing them with the beak; others feed
only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty
species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the
world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The belted king-fisher of the United States ({Ceryle
alcyon}) feeds upon fishes. It is slate-blue above,
with a white belly and breast, and a broad white ring
around the neck. A dark band crosses the breast. The
common European species (Alcedo ispida), which is
much smaller and brighter colored, is also a fisher.
See Alcedo. The wood kingfishers (Halcyones), which
inhabit forests, especially in Africa, feed largely
upon insects, but also eat reptiles, snails, and small
Crustacea, as well as fishes. The giant kingfisher of
Australia feeds largely upon lizards and insects. See
Laughing jackass, under Laughing.
[1913 Webster] |
Halcyon
(gcide) | Halcyon \Hal"cy*on\ (h[a^]l"s[i^]*[o^]n), n. [L. halcyon,
alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be
As halcyons brooding on a winter sea. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Halcyon \Hal"cy*on\, a.
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy. "Deep,
halcyon repose." --De Quincy.
[1913 Webster] |
Halcyon sancta
(gcide) | Halcyon \Hal"cy*on\ (h[a^]l"s[i^]*[o^]n), n. [L. halcyon,
alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be
As halcyons brooding on a winter sea. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] |
Halcyonian
(gcide) | Halcyonian \Hal`cy*o"ni*an\ (h[a^]l`s[i^]*[=o]"n[i^]*an), a.
Halcyon; calm.
[1913 Webster] |
Halcyonoid
(gcide) | Halcyonoid \Hal"cy*o*noid\ (h[a^]l"s[i^]*[-o]*noid), a. & n.
[Halcyon + -oid.] (Zool.)
See Alcyonoid.
[1913 Webster] |
alcyonacea
(wn) | Alcyonacea
n 1: comprising the soft corals [syn: Alcyonacea, {suborder
Alcyonacea}] |
alcyonaria
(wn) | Alcyonaria
n 1: corals and sea anemones having eight branches [syn:
Alcyonaria, order Alcyonaria] |
alcyone
(wn) | Alcyone
n 1: (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
[syn: Alcyone, Halcyon] |
ceryle alcyon
(wn) | Ceryle alcyon
n 1: greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band
on its chest [syn: belted kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon] |
genus halcyon
(wn) | genus Halcyon
n 1: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of
the Old World [syn: Halcyon, genus Halcyon] |
halcyon
(wn) | halcyon
adj 1: idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy
tranquillity; "a halcyon atmosphere"
2: marked by peace and prosperity; "a golden era"; "the halcyon
days of the clipper trade" [syn: golden, halcyon,
prosperous]
n 1: (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
[syn: Alcyone, Halcyon]
2: a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the
Old World [syn: Halcyon, genus Halcyon]
3: 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 |
order alcyonaria
(wn) | order Alcyonaria
n 1: corals and sea anemones having eight branches [syn:
Alcyonaria, order Alcyonaria] |
suborder alcyonacea
(wn) | suborder Alcyonacea
n 1: comprising the soft corals [syn: Alcyonacea, {suborder
Alcyonacea}] |
|