Laridae

Translingual

Larus fuscus

Etymology

From 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)
  • Chroicocephalus, Creagrus, Hydrocoloeus, Ichthyaetus, Larus, Leucophaeus, Pagophila, Rhodostethia, Rissa, Xema (genera, within Larinae or Laridae)
  • Rynchops (genus, within Rynchopinae or Rynchopidae)
  • Chlidonias, Gelochelidon, Hydroprogne, Larosterna, Onychoprion, Phaetusa, Sterna, Sternula, Thalasseus (genera, within Sterninae, or Sternidae)
  • Anous, Gygis, Procelsterna (genera, incertae sedis or within Sternidae)

References

• Gull on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Laridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Laridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Laridae at the Tree of Life Web Project