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