Alcedinidae

plural noun

Al·​ce·​din·​i·​dae

ˌal-sə-ˈdi-nə-ˌdē

: a large family of large-headed short-bodied birds comprising the kingfishers and constituting a suborder (Alcedines) of the order Coraciiformes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Alcedin-, Alcedo, type genus + -idae

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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