genus Alcedo

genus Alcedo
noun
type genus of the Alcedinidae
Syn: ↑Alcedo
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Alcedinidae, ↑family Alcedinidae
Member Meronyms: ↑Eurasian kingfisher, ↑Alcedo atthis

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  • Alcedo atthis — noun small kingfisher with greenish blue and orange plumage • Syn: ↑Eurasian kingfisher • Hypernyms: ↑kingfisher • Member Holonyms: ↑Alcedo, ↑genus Alcedo …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Alcedo ispida — 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}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • List of birds of Bulgaria — The list of Bulgarian birds includes all bird species which have been seen in the country. Birds marked with (W) are species which spend the winter in Bulgaria but do not breed there, birds marked with (V) are vagrant species and birds marked… …   Wikipedia

  • Alcedinidae — noun kingfishers • Syn: ↑family Alcedinidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coraciiformes, ↑order Coraciiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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