Sterna

See also: sterna

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Sterna f

1. (sensu lato) A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – many white terns, including Sterna sensu stricto and others now placed in genera Onychoprion, Sternula, and Thalasseus.
2. (sensu stricto) Certain medium-sized white terns
   1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae.
   2. A taxonomic genus within the family Sternidae.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Laridae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Lari - suborder; Laridae - family
• (genus in Sternidae): […] Charadriiformes - order; Sternidae - family

Hyponyms

• (all senses): Sterna hirundo - type species

References

• Sterna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sterna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sterna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sterna at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Sterna at AnimalBase
• Sterna at Encyclopedia of Life
• Sterna at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Sterna at World Register of Marine Species
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN