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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