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DACELO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dacelo mean?
• DACELO (noun)
The noun DACELO has 1 sense:
1. Australasian kingfishers
Familiarity information: DACELO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australasian kingfishers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Dacelo; genus Dacelo
Hypernyms ("Dacelo" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Dacelo"):
Dacelo gigas; kookaburra; laughing jackass (Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry)
Holonyms ("Dacelo" is a member of...):
Alcedinidae; family Alcedinidae (kingfishers)
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