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FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does family Alcedinidae mean?

• FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE has 1 sense:

1. kingfishers

Familiarity information: FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

family Alcedinidae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Kingfishers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae

Hypernyms ("family Alcedinidae" is a kind of...):

bird family (a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Meronyms (members of "family Alcedinidae"):

kingfisher (nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish)

Alcedo; genus Alcedo (type genus of the Alcedinidae)

Ceryle; genus Ceryle (a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae)

Dacelo; genus Dacelo (Australasian kingfishers)

genus Halcyon; Halcyon (a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World)

Holonyms ("family Alcedinidae" is a member of...):

Coraciiformes; order Coraciiformes (rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies)

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