Associations to the word «Alcedo»

Wiktionary

ALCEDO, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae   — typical kingfishers.

Dictionary definition

ALCEDO, noun. Type genus of the Alcedinidae.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley