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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALCEDO

n.[L.] 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. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALCEDO

Al *ce "do, n. Etym: [L., equiv. to Gr. Halcyon. ] (Zoöl.)

 

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

 

Spanish Dictionary

alcedo

alcedo nombre masculino Terreno poblado de arces .SINÓNIMO arcedo .