ALCEDO ATTHIS

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Meaning:

Small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage

Synonyms:

Alcedo atthis; Eurasian kingfisher

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

kingfisher (nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish)

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

Alcedo; genus Alcedo (type genus of the Alcedinidae)

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