Alcedo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alcedo \Al*ce"do\, n. [L., equiv. to Gr. ?. See {Halcyon}.]
     (Zool.)
     A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher
     ({Alcedo ispida}). See {Halcyon}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Alcedo
       n : type genus of the Alcedinidae [syn: {genus Alcedo}]