Halcyon /(hăl"sĭ*ŏn)/
Hal·cy·on
Halcyon
n.
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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. (Zool.)
Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be As halcyons brooding on a winter sea.
Halcyon
a.
- 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.
- Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy.