Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

Source : WordNet®

Alcedo
     n : type genus of the Alcedinidae [syn: {genus Alcedo}]