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Definition of Alcedo

Alcedo
Alcedo Al*ce"do, n. [L., equiv. to Gr. ?. See Halcyon.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon.

Meaning of Alcedo from wikipedia

- Naturae. The type species is the common kingfisher (Alcedo ispida, now Alcedo atthis ispida). Alcedo is the Latin for "kingfisher". The genus contains the...
- The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), also known as the Eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher, is a small kingfisher with seven subspecies recognized...
- Alcedo is a genus of birds in the kingfisher subfamily Alcedininae. Alcedo may also refer to: Alcedo, Álava, a village in Lantarón muni****lity, Spain...
- USS Alcedo (SP-166) was a yacht in the United States Navy. She was the first American vessel lost in World War I. Alcedo was built in 1895 at Glasgow,...
- The cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens) is a kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae which is native to parts of Indonesia. With an overall metallic...
- German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Alcedo cristata. The specific epithet cristata is from the Latin cristatus meaning...
- Tommy Auma Free Alcedo Pérez (born 26 April 1976) is a Venezuelan professional road cyclist. 1999 1st in General classification Independencia Nacional...
- José Bernardo Alzedo (August 20, 1788 – December 28, 1878) was a Peruvian composer. Alzedo was born in Lima, Peru. He studied music at the Convento de...
- ****ara smaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Maena smaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Smaris alcedo (Risso, 1810) Smaris gracilis Bonaparte, 1836 Smaris maurii Bonaparte, 1836...
- María Alcedo Serrano (born 5 February 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a left back for Albacete Balompié. Born in Rota, Andalusia, Alcedo joined...