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GENUS ALCEDO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Alcedo mean?
• GENUS ALCEDO (noun)
The noun GENUS ALCEDO has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Alcedinidae
Familiarity information: GENUS ALCEDO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Alcedinidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Alcedo; genus Alcedo
Hypernyms ("genus Alcedo" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Alcedo"):
Alcedo atthis; Eurasian kingfisher (small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage)
Holonyms ("genus Alcedo" is a member of...):
Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
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