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SUBORDER LARI

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers

Synonyms:

Lari; suborder Lari

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("suborder Lari" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "suborder Lari"):

family Laridae; Laridae (gull family: gulls and terns)

family Rynchopidae; Rynchopidae (coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers)

family Stercorariidae; Stercorariidae (jaegers and skuas:)

Holonyms ("suborder Lari" is a member of...):

Charadriiformes; order Charadriiformes (large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life)

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