genus alcedo

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   type genus of the Alcedinidae

   SynonymsAlcedo

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofAlcedinidae

Questions about genus alcedo

What does genus alcedo mean?

genus alcedo means "type genus of the Alcedinidae".

What is another word for genus alcedo?

Close synonyms include Alcedo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus alcedo a common word?

genus alcedo is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.