| alcea | (n) genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea, Syn. genus Alcea |
| alcedinidae | (n) kingfishers, Syn. family Alcedinidae |
| alcedo | (n) type genus of the Alcedinidae, Syn. genus Alcedo |
| alcelaphus | (n) African antelopes: hartebeests, Syn. genus Alcelaphus |
| alces | (n) elk or moose, Syn. genus Alces |
| Alcedo | ‖n. [ L., equiv. to Gr. &unr_;. See Halcyon. ] (Zool.) A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (Alcedo ispida). See Halcyon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Alces | n. |