Laridae

Translingual

Larus fuscus

Etymology

Larus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Laridae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – gulls, terns and skimmers.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Laridae.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Charadriiformes - order; Lari - suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Larinae, Rynchopinae, Sterninae (unestablished subfamilies)
  • Anous, Chlidonias, Chroicocephalus, Creagrus, Gelochelidon, Gygis, Hydrocoloeus, Hydroprogne, Ichthyaetus, Larosterna, Larus, Leucophaeus, Onychoprion, Pagophila, Phaetusa, Procelsterna, Rhodostethia, Rynchops, Rissa, Saundersilarus, Sterna, Sternula, Thalasseus, Xema – genera

References

• Laridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Laridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Laridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Laridae at Avian Taxonomy in Flux