HyperDic: family_alcedinidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Alcedinidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Alcedinidae, Alcedinidaekingfishers
English > family Alcedinidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningkingfishers.
SynonymAlcedinidae
Member ofCoraciiformes, order Coraciiformesrollers
MembersAlcedo, genus Alcedotype genus of the Alcedinidae
Ceryle, genus CeryleA genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
Dacelo, genus DaceloAustralasian kingfishers
Halcyon, genus HalcyonA large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World
kingfishernonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
SpanishAlcedinidae, alcedínidos, familia Alcedinidae
Catalanalcedínids

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