ALCEDO

Alcedo, genus Alcedo

(noun) type genus of the Alcedinidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Al*ce"do, n. Etym: [L., equiv. to Gr. Halcyon.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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