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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alcedo
Alcedo \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.
Wikipedia
Alcedo
Alcedo is a genus of birds in the family Alcedinidae. Alcedo is the Latin for "kingfisher".
It contains the following species:
- Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)
- Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Half-collared kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)
- Shining-blue kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)
- Blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
- Blue-banded kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona)
- Cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)
Usage examples of "alcedo".
The report of the sinking of the Alcedo, a patrol boat, with the loss of several officers, was also received, as was that of the sinking of the U.