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Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
1A mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm.
2A tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly coloured plumage.
Genus Halcyon, family Alcedinidae: many species
Late Middle English (in the mythological sense): via Latin from Greek alkuōn ‘kingfisher’ (also halkuōn, by association with hals ‘sea’ and kuōn ‘conceiving’).