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— English words —

• halcyon n. (Poetic) A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to…
• halcyon n. A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
• halcyon adj. Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
• halcyon adj. (Figurative) Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.

— International convention —

• Halcyon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae – several tropical kingfishers.

— English words, defined in French —

• halcyon n. Martin-pêcheur.
• halcyon adj. Relié avec l’alcyon ou le martin-pêcheur.
• halcyon adj. Calme, paisible, serein.

— In Dutch —

• halcyon n. (Vogels) Halcyon geslacht van vogels.

— In French —

• halcyon n.m. Variante de alcyon.

33 English words from 5 English definitions

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7 English words from 5 foreign definitions

alcyon Calme Halcyon martin serein van Vogels

8 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

avec geslacht martin-pêcheur paisible pêcheur Relié Variante vogels

7 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

halcyons halcyonid halcyonian halcyonids halcyonoid halcyon␣days halcyonoids

9 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

alc ALC alcyon CYO cyon Hal HAL yon Yon

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CLA lah LAH noy Noy YCL

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

halycon

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

halcyons synochal

8 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

alcyon calyon chalon Chalon Ch'olan cyanol lochan onycha

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

alcyon

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