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ALCEDO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Alcedinidae

Synonyms:

Alcedo; genus Alcedo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Alcedo" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Alcedo"):

Alcedo atthis; Eurasian kingfisher (small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage)

Holonyms ("Alcedo" is a member of...):

Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)

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