Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of kingfishers, of the family Alcedinidæ and subfamily Alcedininæ, of which the type is C. rudis of Africa and Europe.
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- noun a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae
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biocon commented on the word ceryle
Ceryle is a generic epithet. The first letter of generic epithets should be uppercase. See Ceryle.
May 24, 2012