ALCEDO - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] type genus of the Alcedinidae

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	Synonyms:	genus Alcedo

	See Also:	Alcedinidae, Alcedo atthis, bird genus, Eurasian kingfisher, family Alcedinidae

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Al*ce"do\, n. [L., equiv. to Gr. ?. See {Halcyon}.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher ({Alcedo ispida}). See {Halcyon}.