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Definition: Alcedo

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the Alcedinidae.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida).[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Alcedo" is a common misspelling or typo for: Laced, Aced, Aledo.

Date "Alcedo" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1816. (references)

Etymology:Alcedo \Al*ce"do\, noun. [Latin expression. See Halcyon.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Alcedo

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] The king fisher; a genus of birds, of the order of Picae. The species are numerous. They usually live about rivers, feeding on fish, which they take by darting into the water with surprising velocity. [See Halcyon.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geography Alcedo is geographically located in Spain. Its features include a populated place (a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work). Its geographic coordinates are 42.766667 degrees North latitude and 3.016667 degrees West longitude. (references)

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Common Expressions: Alcedo

Expressions Definition
Alcedo atthis Small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Alcedo Type genus of the Alcedinidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Jose Bernardo Alcedo Jose Bernardo Alcedo (1798 - 1878) was a Peruvian songwriter. He composed the national anthem of Peru. (references)
USS Alcedo (SP-166) USS Alcedo (SP-166) was a yacht in the United States Navy. She was the first American vessel lost in World War I. (references)

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Extended Definition: Alcedo

Alcedo

Alcedo
Madagascar Kingfisher
Madagascar Kingfisher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Alcedo
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Alcedo is a genus of birds in the Alcedinidae family.

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)
  • Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea)
  • Bismarck Kingfisher (Alcedo websteri)
  • Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona)
  • Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo cyanopectus)
  • Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata)
  • Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
  • Madagascar Kingfisher (Alcedo vintsioides)
  • São Tomé Kingfisher (Alcedo thomensis)
  • Príncipe Kingfisher (Alcedo nais)
  • White-bellied Kingfisher (Alcedo leucogaster)
  • Small Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)
  • Little Kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla)


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USS Alcedo (SP-166) 6     Alcedo 5
Alcedo 5     Antonio de Alcedo 3
José Bernardo Alcedo 4     José Bernardo Alcedo 4
Antonio de Alcedo 3     USS Alcedo (SP-166) 6

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"Alcedo" is a common misspelling or typo for: Laced, Aced, Aledo.

Synonym: Alcedo
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

 genus Alcedo.
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