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ALCEDO

\alsˈiːdə͡ʊ], \alsˈiːdə‍ʊ], \a_l_s_ˈiː_d_əʊ]\

Definitions of ALCEDO

2006 - WordNet 3.0
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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genus of the Alcedinidae

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

The kingfisher.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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