Definition of alcedo, halcedo, alcyon
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alcēdō, alcēdinis
(halcēdō, halcēdinis)
(alcyon, alcyinis)
O. H. Germ. alacra; the forms halcedo, halcyon arose from a fancied connection with, ἅλς, the sea
ἀλκυών
noun (f., 3rd Greek declension)
  1. the kingfisher, halcyon
  2. halcyon-days
Abbreviations
alcēdo (halc-), inis, later † alcyon (halc-), inis, f., = ἀλκυών [O. H. Germ. alacra; the forms halcedo, halcyon arose from a fancied connection with ἅλς = the sea], the kingfisher, halcyon: Alcedo hispida, Linn.: Alcedo dicebatur ab antiquis pro alcyone, Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Mull.: haec avis nunc Graece dicitur ἁλκυών, a nostris halcedo; sed hieme quod pullos dicitur tranquillo mari facere, eos dies halcyonios appellant (Gr. ἁλκυονίδες ἡμέραι, Aristoph. Av. 1594 Bergk), halcyon-days, Varr. L. L. 7, § 88 Mull.; Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 142; cf. Plin. 10, 32, 47.
 
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