Definition of Alcedo atthis

1. Noun. Small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage.

Exact synonyms: Eurasian Kingfisher
Generic synonyms: Kingfisher
Group relationships: Alcedo, Genus Alcedo

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcedo Atthis

Albula
Albula vulpes
Albulidae
Albuquerque
Alby
Albyn
Alca
Alca torda
Alcaeus
Alcaic
Alcaic verse
Alcatraz
Alcea
Alcea rosea
Alcedinidae
Alcedo atthis
Alcelaphus
Alces
Alces alces
Alcibiades
Alcidae
Alcides
Alcman
Alcmene
Alcock's canal
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoran
Alcoranic
Alcoranist
Alcoranists

Literary usage of Alcedo atthis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"Laubmann, A. Contribution to our Knowledge of the Forms of alcedo atthis. (Archiv, fur Naturg., 1918 (LXXXIV) Abt. A. heft ..."

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