noun
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
• Syn: ↑Halcyon
• Topics: ↑Greek mythology
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being
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/al suy"euh nee'/, n.
1. a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
2. Also, Halcyon, Halcyone. Class. Myth. a daughter of Aeolus who, with her husband, Ceyx, was transformed into a kingfisher.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.