‖Al‐ce″do (�), n. [L., equiv. to Gr. �. See Halcyon.] (Zoöl.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.