halycon
English
Noun
halycon
- Misspelling of halcyon.
- 1876, Wallace, Alfred Russel, The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Part I, Harper & Brothers:
- ...Upupa, the hoopoe ; Halycon and Ceryle among kingfishers; Turnix and Caccabis among Gallinae, and...
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Adjective
halycon
- Misspelling of halcyon.
Usage notes
- Deliberately or in ignorance, sometimes adopted as a commercial name, e.g. Halycon Records.