Phrase guide

European roller

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Coracias garrulus, a European species of roller.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Coracias garrulus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: roller

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gaig blau — Coracias garrulus
  • Catalan: cavallet — Coracias garrulus
  • Dutch: scharrelaar — Coracias garrulus
  • Finnish: sininärhi — Coracias garrulus
  • French: rollier d'Europe — Coracias garrulus
  • Georgian: ყაპყაპი (q̇aṗq̇aṗi) — Coracias garrulus
  • German: Blauracke — Coracias garrulus
  • Greek: ευρωπαϊκή χαλκοκουρούνα (evropaïkí chalkokouroúna) — Coracias garrulus
  • Ancient Greek: χαλκίς (khalkís) — Coracias garrulus
  • Japanese: 西仏法僧 (nishi-buppousou) — Coracias garrulus
  • Mingrelian: ყაპურია (q̇aṗuria) — Coracias garrulus
  • Navajo: gáagii naashchʼąąʼí dootłʼizhígíí — Coracias garrulus
  • Polish: kraska — Coracias garrulus
  • Romanian: dumbrăveancă — Coracias garrulus
  • Russian: сизоворо́нка (sizovorónka) — Coracias garrulus
  • Russian: сивоворо́нка (sivovorónka) — Coracias garrulus
  • Russian: ра́кша (rákša) — Coracias garrulus
  • Old Slovak: kráska — Coracias garrulus
  • Swedish: blåkråka — Coracias garrulus
  • Turkish: gökkuzgun — Coracias garrulus
  • Welsh: rholydd — Coracias garrulus