Al·cy·o·ne (ăl-sī
ə-nē)
n.► Greek Mythology. The daughter of Aeolus who, in grief over the death of her husband Ceyx, threw herself into the sea and was changed into a kingfisher.
► Greek Mythology. A nymph, one of the Pleiades.
► Astronomy. The brightest star in the Pleiades, in the constellation Taurus.
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