alcedo

2 definitions found

alcedo - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

alcedo - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Alcedo
      n 1: type genus of the Alcedinidae [syn: Alcedo, genus Alcedo
           ]