martin-pêcheur

French

Etymology

From Martin (“Martin”) + pêcheur (“fisher”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maʁtɛ̃pɛʃœʁ/

Noun

martin-pêcheur m (plural martins-pêcheurs)

kingfisher (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines)

Further reading

“martin-pêcheur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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