(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:42:38

Al*ce"do (#), n. [L., equiv. to Gr. . See Halcyon.] Zool.

A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon.

 

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