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Alcedo

noun

type genus of the Alcedinidae

• Syn: ↑genus Alcedo

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Alcedinidae, ↑family Alcedinidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Eurasian kingfisher, ↑Alcedo atthis

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\\alˈsē(ˌ)dō\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, kingfisher

: the type genus of Alcedinidae comprising Old World kingfishers including the small brightly colored European kingfisher

Useful english dictionary. 2012.